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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One is sometimes meant to reassure the reader that she's qualified to write about a certain topic.
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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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The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
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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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I want to discover a truth for myself that is really true. Whether it's a piece of scientific knowledge, or a philosophical truth.
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Time will run back and fetch the Age of Gold.
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There is a lot of wisdom in selling off some subscribers because it just eases that regulatory question. This hastens the time when there is real competition in local phone.
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I'm empathetic to a fault. I really do - embarrassingly enough - tear up when someone squishes a bug in front of me.
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I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It's permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.
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At the end of the day I have to please myself. And I've made a record to please myself.
