John Lennon Quotes
In my case I've never not been political, though religion tended to overshadow it in my acid days.
Quotes to Explore
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I surround myself with positive, productive people of good will and decency.
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I write 'Broad City,' so I connect it to me.
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We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
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Opinions are like snowflakes, you know what I'm saying?
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To be among the world's greatest athletes and compete for Team U.S.A. while knowing that the entire world is watching is something that athletes dream about. To be able to experience that was truly special.
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To get into Afghanistan, I bribed my way into a camel caravan of smugglers.
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Ordinary Geiger counters, worn on belt clips and resembling pagers, have been in use by the U.S. Customs Service for years.
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I love football so when I finish playing I would like to still be involved in it somehow and a manager would be my first choice.
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Our target is not negotiations, it is the end of the apartheid system. There can be no compromise about that.
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Some movies to me are like vampires – they suck all of the energy out of me and I don't like that. I like to give the audience energy if I can.
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I believe in holiness and sacredness in other people. It doesn't mean that the clouds part and I see God. That's a juvenile way of thinking about it.
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Everyone in this house and the houses next door knows when I'm in the sauna because I start singing, and I sing the blues when I'm in a really good mood. I have a really loud voice, you know.
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All churches and all religions contain aspects of the truth, but only God is truth.
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We spend our way to the poorhouse. We buy giant TVs and iPads. Our children wear nice clothes thanks to high-interest credit cards and payday loans. We purchase homes we don't need, refinance them for more spending money, and declare bankruptcy, often leaving them full of garbage in our wake. Thrift is inimical to our being.
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What's really interesting about actors, is that we all have opinions on how people's careers look, but I think you never have any idea of your own, or what other people think of you.
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Jews must be able to live with enemies and defend themselves from them. The hatred for Israel has not disappeared.
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No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.
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I want to be someone who is a great representation of a black woman in Hollywood, a black woman in the entertainment industry.
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Frank Sinatra took me to a whole new planet. I worked with him until he passed away in '98. He left me his ring. I never take it off. Now, when I go to Sicily, I don't need a passport. I just flash my ring.
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One of the favorite tricks of the Democrats is to try to get the Republicans to pass over their strongest candidate and nominate instead a candidate who will be easy to beat.
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Some people can act Hollywood and others don't. I just try to live my life as a normal, everyday man. At times, fame does get to you. But you must stay positive and remember two things: It's easier to be happy, and without all those fans, life wouldn't be as good as it is.
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Since all of us desire to be happy, and since we evidently become so on account of our use — that is our good use — of other things, and since knowledge is what provides this goodness of use and also good fortune, every man must, as seems plausible, prepare himself by every means for this: to be as wise as possible. Right?
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Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.
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In my case I've never not been political, though religion tended to overshadow it in my acid days.
