John Mellencamp Quotes
I was born with Spina bifida. That's where you have a hole in your spine, and your nerve endings come out.
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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.
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You kind of think people get sick of you after a while, but apparently not.
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Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world's religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists.
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I wonder sometimes why the U.S. reviewers are more negative towards turn-based battle systems.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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We've got a strong group of Republicans who are conservatives who know that their jobs aren't finished when they finish their speech.
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If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty, and those to whom ethics appeal more strongly than aesthetics will see its moral lesson. It will fill the cowardly with terror, and the unclean will see in it their own shame.
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I guess that I'm primarily thought of as a rocker, largely because of 'Frankenstein' being such a heavy song - you know, it was really hard rock, almost a precursor of heavy metal and just the image of the synthesizer. I happened to be the first guy to get the idea of putting a strap on the keyboard.
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However we can spread love and progression, we've got to do it.
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We all have ups and downs in our career, and as an actor going through a rough patch, all I can do is keep working as hard as I can and hope for the best.
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When you are young, you sometimes play one good game and then one bad game.
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I think 'method acting' is a widely abused term.
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My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me.
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The first thing I do is I check my emails and my texts. I guess I shouldn't feel guilty about it at this point; it's kind of the norm. Sometimes I'll bounce around Twitter. And if I have time, I'll catch up on the news, usually on 'Huffington Post' or 'Salon.'
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Like in nature, I like things which are based on a few simple principles, even though their manifestation can be very rich.
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We have to be serious and consistent if we believe the European Union makes sense. I believe it makes sense.
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Obama hasn't passed a budget in four years, he's a wuss. Obama has rejected the recommendation of his own Simpson-Bowles, on a budget package, he's a wuss. He wants to lead from behind, he's a wuss!
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The most powerful stories are the ones that unite us, not divide us.
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People of superior refinement and of active disposition identify happiness with honour; for this is roughly speaking, the end of political life.
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When Will Graham could open his right eye, he saw the clock and knew where he was- an intensive-care unit. He knew to watch the clock. Its movement assured him that this was passing, would pass. That's what it was there for.
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What makes people laugh? . . . It's a happy marriage between a person who needs to laugh and someone who's got one to give.
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I was born with Spina bifida. That's where you have a hole in your spine, and your nerve endings come out.
