John Lennon Quotes
The lyrics stand today 1980. They're still my feeling about politics. I want to see the plan. I want to know what you're going to do after you've knocked it all down. I mean, can't we use some of it? What's the point of bombing Wall Street? If you want to change the system, change the system. It's no good shooting people.
Quotes to Explore
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I have my problems with 'Singles'. To me, 'Singles' is the least successful of the movies I've been lucky enough to make.
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We convinced him quickly that the possibility of war was absolutely nil and continued our festivity. On the next day we were ordered to take the field.
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I think a book should be judged 10 years later, after reading and re-reading it.
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Success is not about how much money we have in the bank, but it's about how many peoples' lives we have impacted through it. Success is experienced when we do things which are never done before.
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No man may make another free.
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I never made a movie I would not take my family to see.
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Both my parents are creative. My dad did act when he was younger, but they're both very creative.
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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
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It is often suggested that the A.N.C. is controlled by the Communist Party, by Communists. Well, I have been long enough in the A.N.C. to know that that has never been true.
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If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.
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One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.
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I think the 19th century is an extraordinary period with a welling up of creativity and all kinds of experimentation and exploration going on at least until 1940.
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I think I really produce my best work in Iran.
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I'm quite physical. I'm from one of those dog-walking families where hiking up a mountain is meant to be fun.
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I'm so proud of Maryland's firefighters, risking their lives to protect others, but we need to protect our protectors with the best equipment training and resources.
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I loved every day I was in politics. But I got out at the right time. I never miss it.
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I do not wish a foreign army to spill the blood of my people.
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You want somebody who's capable of being diverse in the characters they play, and you want a big name that's going to bring attention to the filmmakers and to the project.
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I've always loved dancing. As soon as there is good music, I've got to get up and dance. I was passionate about ballet as a little girl.
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I moved away when I was 17. It's been a mad journey, but I've met and made some incredible friends.
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There's a rule of thumb in politics. If you're at a point where you're complaining about the other guy being mean and unfair and uncivil, that's probably a sign that you're losing.
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Power, in a nutshell, is the ability to get things done, and politics is the ability to decide which things need to be done.
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After my grandmother passed away, I felt the urge to take my camera to her flat. I knew this flat from my childhood in Tel Aviv. Going to this flat was like going abroad; there was a real feeling of traveling across Tel Aviv and ending up in Berlin.
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The lyrics stand today 1980. They're still my feeling about politics. I want to see the plan. I want to know what you're going to do after you've knocked it all down. I mean, can't we use some of it? What's the point of bombing Wall Street? If you want to change the system, change the system. It's no good shooting people.
