John Lennon Quotes
All kids draw and write poetry and everything, and some of us last until we're about eighteen, but most drop off at about twelve when some guy comes up and says, "You're no good." That's all we get told all our lives. "You haven't got the ability. You're a cobbler." It happened to all of us, but if somebody had told me all my life, "Yeah, you're a great artist," I would have been a more secure person.
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I want to see sunrises in the mountains. You never get to see such things enough in a lifetime. I want to see more.
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A novel is not a rant.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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Kenya doesn't have much of an infrastructure for hosting a film.
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I really like having a life outside work. I sometimes wish I did more career stuff and was in that Hollywood scene a bit more. But Toronto's my home.
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Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge.
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In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice.
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I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience.
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I don't actually go out and pursue a route that will fit me best, it's just that something comes to me and I enjoy it and want to be a part of it.
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It's very rare that things are true about yourself that are on the Internet. It's just sad sometimes. So you definitely try and stay away from it as much as possible.
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The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
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If I go to Singapore, I have friends there. If they came to Zambia, they'd feel the same way. I've made connections, and I have friends in many, many countries.
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Sweden will always be my home, since my childhood there was like a fairytale, so I'll always go back to it.
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There was a time in my life when one aspect of my lifestyle called for watching a lot of television.
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The subway in New York is a great social experiment; there are so many races and ways of life sitting together on each car.
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Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?
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You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful - and neglected - secret to success and happiness.
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I was so focused on all of that, that it took me many hours, until my kids called, ironically. My kids both called and just left a little message that they were OK. And I turned around and went - Oh, man that really hit me like a ton of bricks - But most of the time we were spared that agony for the time being.
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When you are 25, 30, you know, you have no responsibility, no mortgage, no kids, no retirement to think about, nothing.
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All kids draw and write poetry and everything, and some of us last until we're about eighteen, but most drop off at about twelve when some guy comes up and says, "You're no good." That's all we get told all our lives. "You haven't got the ability. You're a cobbler." It happened to all of us, but if somebody had told me all my life, "Yeah, you're a great artist," I would have been a more secure person.
