John Lennon Quotes
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My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing.
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The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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For almost a century since 1918, the centralised nation-state has been the world's default political form. Its various experiments in industrialisation, urbanisation, mass literacy and consumerism have brought more people into public life.
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My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
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Our duties and responsibilities as human beings must be shown to be so incontrovertible that even atheists must recognize them. There are ultimate taboos.
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I'd like to do something with Michael Buble, Harry Connick Jr., Tim McGraw, Justin Timberlake, and Gwen Stefani.
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If I can't get a mental image from the song, I won't sing it.
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If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach.
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Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.
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We at Fidelity view ourselves just as much a financial information processing company as an investment management firm. That may not be too newsworthy.
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There were definitely dark nights when you're like, 'Maybe joining the military wasn't such a good idea.' But, in a way, it was the best training to be an actor.
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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.
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We got guys who can score. Everybody knows guys can score.
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Our society is not a community, but merely a collection of isolated family units.
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If you think you know where you're going to be 10 years from now, that's where you're at now. You're just putting it off.
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My mom was a great cook and great baker all her life.
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To say that such-and-such a circumstance is 'Kafkaesque' is to admit to the denigration of an imagination that has burned a hole in what we take to be modernism - even in what we take to be the ordinary fabric and intent of language. Nothing is like 'The Hunger Artist.' Nothing is like 'The Metamorphosis.'
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So many actors who are really gifted and talented just don't get the opportunity. I happened to get that opportunity.
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A roast is really an honor. If they picked me to be roasted, I'd be the most flattered I'd be in my life. If I could pick some people to roast, I'd pick my heroes, Don Rickles and Howard Stern. Those are the people I'd like to give some honor to.
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People are so used to seeing John Goodman as a loveable dad or the quirky characters he played in the Coen Brothers films.
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Life doesn't imitate art...it is art!
