John Lennon Quotes
We're trying to sell peace, like a product, you know, and sell it like people sell soap or soft drinks. And it's the only way to get people aware that peace is possible, and it isn't just inevitable to have violence. Not just war - all forms of violence.
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It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.
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I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal.
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Like baseball, food will never go out of style; we will always need to eat and we will always find it entertaining. I think of food TV this way - all the fun and none of the calories.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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Hip-hop is an instant gratification, winners and losers circle, and often those who are losing give up after three or four, five years.
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I have to stay calm, cool, and collected.
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I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
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I like Disney Channel a lot, and I also like to watch 'Full House.'
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I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll do justice to my characters, they are on. I think Bollywood is now looking towards Kollywood for new faces, and, to my mind, Suriya will be a very successful crossover star because he's very versatile.
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Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.
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Our nation is today a powerful nation.
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I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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Artists and art institutions have to learn how to play hardball. A democratic society needs a democratic art and we have a right to demand it.
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I have 'To Kill A Mockingbird' signed by Harper Lee. That is my prized possession.
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In 2013, a great national coalition came together to compel Congress to deny Barack Obama authority to take us to war in Syria.
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My parents weren't extremely successful financially, but they were happy people. They gave me confidence.
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The only way anyone's going to succeed is to build the product.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
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I learn every day what it means to love myself, and I'm constantly figuring out what makes me feel empowered.
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I'd love to be the female Kanye. I think he's so cool and effortless.
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We're trying to sell peace, like a product, you know, and sell it like people sell soap or soft drinks. And it's the only way to get people aware that peace is possible, and it isn't just inevitable to have violence. Not just war - all forms of violence.
