Jeff Lynne Quotes
At the end of the day I have to please myself. And I've made a record to please myself.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not a power person. I like everyone to be on an equal footing.
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I never had only one job. I was either playing ball or writing or doing TV or modeling.
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The ultimate goal of therapy... it's too hard a question. The words come to me like tranquility, like fulfillment, like realizing your potential.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to.
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I love India so much. It's sort of the most chaotic but also disciplined place at the same time. Every time I go there, I feel like I'm ready to rock and roll.
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I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around.
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I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.
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When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else.
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You cannot get involved in debate on 'MOTD'. You can do it on Sky because they've got hours and hours. We've got a couple of minutes. It's a very disciplined show. Our primary purpose is to show the action, and the analysis is very secondary. We have lots of people who would prefer no analysis. We have lots of people who would prefer more analysis.
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Many of the best films made about war have come out after the wars have ended. People need a period of time to reflect on them.
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I always try to be nice to the paparazzi because finally, maybe one day, they won't ask for me, and I will regret it.
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The people at the bottom who are working but working at relatively low wages need some help.
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Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.
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One problem with age is that patience begins to ebb.
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The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are, whatever their educational background, whatever their age or their needs - is welcome.
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I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner.
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As a little girl I loved the thought of playing dress-up and getting ready.
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Go you and, with such glorious hues,Live with proud peacocks in green parks.
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Divine Providence has played a great part in our history. I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present position of power and strength for some great purpose. It is not given to us to know fully what that purpose is, but I think we may be sure of one thing, and that is that our country is intended to do all it can, in cooperating with other nations to help created peace and preserve peace in the world. It is given to defend the spiritual values-the moral code-against the vast forces of evil that seek to destroy them.
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No one can write like Vallejo and not sound like a fraud. He's just too much himself and not you.
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At the end of the day I have to please myself. And I've made a record to please myself.
