John Lennon Quotes
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I like Thomas Jefferson, though he intimidated me. I thought he would have been very tough to be around. I don't know if he had such a sense of humor.
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Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.
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I think my acceleration is very good. That's the key for me.
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Indian cricket fans are manic-depressive in their treatment of their favorite teams. They elevate players to god-like status when their team performs well, ignoring obvious weaknesses; but when it loses, as any team must, the fall is equally steep, and every weakness is dissected.
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We're so busy broadcasting our latest cultural disdain that we scantly notice anything we enjoy. 'Oh man, this Rebecca Black kid is terrible! Let's laugh at her!' has become more culturally relevant than, 'I really love this new Bilal record.'
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My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.
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When I say something untrue on the air, I mean for it to be transparently untrue. I assume people know when I'm just saying something for effect. Or to be funny.
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There's a lot to be said for not displacing people.
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If we're building high quality companies, if the customers like the products, if the technology innovation is real, then the substance is going to win out in the end.
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The art of interpretation is not to play what is written.
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Terrorism cannot be isolated from its political, historical, and even social context.
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When my wrestlers got their hands raised, I jumped for joy.
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I'm often asked how I write books, but I don't think my approach is suitable for everyone. If I walked into a creative writing class, all I could say to them was 'I tend to make it up as I go along.' I'm not sure that's brilliant advice.
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One of my assets is my fitness. My fitness around the net and my movement: that's my defense to the power.
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Buzz and the right publicist are not only important but crucial in show business.
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I was quite a successful evangelist. I've had people write to me and say, 'Gee, I'm a Christian because of you and I hear you're not a Christian, that's shocking to me.' I don't take these things lightly, but that's who I am. I can't change it.
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I started singing in church with my sister Maria when I was four, and I've been pretty much singing ever since. There's never been anything else for me to do.
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As a veterinarian and lover of animals, I feel the time is now to stop the practice of horse soring for good.
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A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.
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The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.
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The day before I was famous in Denmark, nobody looked my way. The day after, everybody wanted to talk to me.
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The best way to get around in New York is to be both rich and patient.
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I think if you can take something out and it doesn't change the book, it doesn't need to be there.
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We want to go forward, but which way are we facing?
