Paul McCartney Quotes

My stepmother sold my birth certificate and someone asked why I didn't buy it back. I don't know, really. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It was mine. It cost me nothing and suddenly I had to buy it back.

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• I don't want to be a bust.

  

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• Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard.

  

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• There's millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you've got to hide that you're gay? Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, be real.

  

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• I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.

  

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• I don't believe in strong-arming people.

  

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• The gods did not reveal, from the beginning, all things to us.

  

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• Well, where there is freedom doubt itself must be free.

  

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• I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.

  

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• The crown must constantly earn citizens' appreciation, respect and trust.

  

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• I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'

  

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• Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.

  

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• But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

  

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• If you're on a budget, Sweetgreen is a new chain of salad bars that are very good but inexpensive. You choose from a menu or customise your own, with some protein, a healthy salad and a great dressing.

  

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• Race and class are extremely reliable indicators as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees, and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.

  

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• I think that our comfort is in our history.

  

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• If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.

  

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• My stepmother sold my birth certificate and someone asked why I didn't buy it back. I don't know, really. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It was mine. It cost me nothing and suddenly I had to buy it back.

  

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