John Lennon Quotes
I was looking for a name like the Crickets that meant two things, and from crickets I got to beetles. And I changed to B E A because … B E E T L E S didn't mean two things, so I changed … the E to an A. And it meant two things then. … When you said it, people thought of crawly things; and when you read it, it was beat music.
Quotes to Explore
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An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
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There aren't traditions of freedom in a place like Iraq. They're going to have to come to grips with a concept that they hadn't been allowed to conceive before.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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When I first started out, I was a bad actor.
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You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.
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In 2010, I sold my car, a Toyota Majester, for just a lakh-and-a-half to be able to feed my horses. It continues to be like a hole, where I put all my money.
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I believe sci-fi fans are incredibly intelligent.
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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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You don't master your fear. You're not able to say, 'I'm not going to be scared.' But what you can do is say, 'OK, I'm very very scared, but I have to do this and this and this.'
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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I don't think there's a defined contemporary American musical, do you?
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I was one of those girls in class who always had her hair in plaits, was always with the boys, always playing football in the street.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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I want to write songs and play them for people - live.
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Acting is a form of confession.
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The average IQ in America is - and this can be proven mathematically - average.
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I try to get seven hours of sleep every night; I always walk or bike to work; I make a point to eat well and take my vitamins; I drink tons of water; and I always spend a portion of my day at a standing desk.
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It can't be articulated enough, that feminism means the desire to have equality between men and women. I believe that, and I act on those beliefs by going to marches and making a difference where I can.
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For working-class families and small businesses... we have got to find ways to lower energy costs.
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At the rate America is decaying morally, we shall have to change our national symbol from an eagle to a vulture.
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I was looking for a name like the Crickets that meant two things, and from crickets I got to beetles. And I changed to B E A because … B E E T L E S didn't mean two things, so I changed … the E to an A. And it meant two things then. … When you said it, people thought of crawly things; and when you read it, it was beat music.
