Paul McCartney Quotes
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In my own sphere I did everything that could possibly be expected of a man who believes in the greatness of his people and who is filled with fanaticism for the greatness of his country, in order to bring about the victory of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist movement.
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When I started making movies, I was pretty young, and at the time I felt like there needed to be more confrontation in cinema - or I needed to make something more disruptive - so in the beginning, those movies were me wanting to play with the rules.
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Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.
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I get to travel, see the world, meet people and be independent. I feel blessed.
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Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss.
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It was just such a demeaning thing to do, being in silent movies. They'd call you up and tell you, 'Hey, jump off this building!' and they'd give you a hundred bucks, and you'd do it.
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We must stop the trend of closing schools and building prisons.
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What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home.
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I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.
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Custom turns everything upside down. Give it time, and what can resist its hardening effect? What does not yield to use? How many find that the bitterness they had formerly dreaded has, unfortunately, through use alone, turned to sweetness?
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My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
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Everything's so accelerated now.
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I have a company called Earl Campbell Foods. I got into the meat business in 1991.
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There is no ideal body. It's just taking what you have and working it.
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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I do not want to be a long-term CEO.
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A mass of dust, world's momentary slave, Is man, in state of our old Adam made, Soon born to die, soon flourishing to fade.
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In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation.
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I've gotten an opportunity to work with a lot of the people I've looked up to over the years, and I feel pretty grateful for it.
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Singing rock n' roll - they called it singing for the devil. But we all wanted an opportunity to compete in the music industry, and that was the opportunity.
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I try to relish each of the roles I play in life. If I'm cooking dinner for the kids, I throw on my polka-dotted apron. I might don a smart blazer if I am doing a work presentation. If I play a rock show, there may indeed be glitter and fishnets involved. It's my way of saying, 'Thank you, I am glad to be here.'
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Also note that invariably when we design something that can be used by those with disabilities, we often make it better for everyone.
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Be cool and you'll be alright. That's rock & roll religion.