Joe Strummer Quotes
In fact, punk rock means exemplary manners to your fellow human being. Fuck being an asshole, what you pussies thought it was twenty years ago.
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Second place is just the first place loser.
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Let it ever be remembered that genuine faith in Christ will ever be productive of good works; for this faith worketh by love, as the apostle says, and love to God always produces obedience to his holy laws.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
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I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.
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The quality of TV, I think, is at an all-time high. The problem with it is the way that we end up consuming it - generally a cable box. A satellite receiver is, to me, nothing more than a glorified VCR.
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I'd rather see you drink a glass of wine than a glass of milk. So many people drink Coca-Cola and all these soft drinks with sugar. Some of these drinks have 8 or 9 teaspoons of sugar in them What's the good of living if you can't have the things that give a little enjoyment?
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I really have a passion for food. Of course, music, but behind that, it's food.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.
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History can never be covered up.
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The script is just a blueprint.
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The goal is always to do B material in an A fashion.
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Isn't it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?
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The 1950s felt so safe and smug, the '60s so raw and raucous, the revolutions stacked one on top of another, in race relations, gender roles, generational conflict, the clash of church and state - so many values and vanities tossed on the bonfire, and no one had a concordance to explain why it was all happening at once.
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I have always been fascinated by dark and mysterious stuff. I guess I have a pretty dark and gloomy side. Writing songs saves me from going completely gonzo.
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After school, I got a job in a shop in Hollywood and shared an apartment with a friend. I promptly lost my job and got evicted from my apartment, and that happened several times.
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I think it's important to have your own individual style and sense of self. It's kind of what I do.
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Why not just do something a little more on the gentle side?
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It's not very glamorous. People certainly wouldn't think so if they saw me sitting in my woolly socks at the kitchen table. Many times I sit at the typewriter and think, 'Why am I doing this?'
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On the first day of school, my father told me I'd be the most popular girl and everyone would love me and want to be my friend. It wasn't so, but it gave me an enormous amount of confidence.
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
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I just love when girls rock short hair, because they can't hide behind anything. I feel more empowered with short hair.
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In fact, punk rock means exemplary manners to your fellow human being. Fuck being an asshole, what you pussies thought it was twenty years ago.
