John Mellencamp Quotes
I think it's ridiculous to try to sell records to teenagers, because teenagers don't buy my records. And there ain't that many teenagers out there in the marketplace.
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Working with Barneys, and choosing the looks, I was thinking about whether a real woman would buy this outfit and feel beautiful and comfortable.
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I always knew when I graduated from high school, I'd go to college. I never thought about what I was walking away from... I just wanted to study literature and writing.
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I don't think the lifestyle that I have, the things going on in my life right now, you could put that on any 23-year-old kid. But, you know, I was raised right, and I'm prepared for whatever.
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No one can end it, but incidents of corruption can be reduced.
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I like to be supportive and a role model.
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There are lots of films I wish stopped at installment number one. I like 'Back to the Future Part II' and 'Part III' enough, but I still like the ending of the first one better.
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I've started doing my coaching badges, I'd like to be a manager one day.
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The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center serves as a poignant reminder of our past and a trusted source of education for schoolchildren, community members, and visitors from across the country.
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I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
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A lot of people can't remember things because they weren't actually there to begin with - they don't take it all in.
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Eventually, the bad boy image affects fans' willingness to show up.
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The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming.
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Beauty is whatever gives joy.
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The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you've got to come home.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.
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The stream in my hometown Calgary is the oil and gas industry - that's the talk you hear on the street.
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And it really is a good feeling to get up there and make that sound. I'm not stuck in a time warp, because I can use as many of the old songs as I want to, just the favorites.
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One of my favourite games as a child was to dress up and improvise. Acting seemed obvious.
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Home-made smoothies are a great way of satisfying a sweet tooth. Adding in things like frozen banana will make it taste super sweet and creamy.
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In a perfect world, I would never give another speech, address, talk, lecture or whatever as long as I live.
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I was always really shy so I'd never try to get a guy's attention.
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People treat me nice 'cos I treat them nice.
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I think it's ridiculous to try to sell records to teenagers, because teenagers don't buy my records. And there ain't that many teenagers out there in the marketplace.
