Sometimes you just have to get a shock to grow up and wake up, and I’ve had lots of shocks because it’s as though I don’t learn the lessons, so something new comes and hits me.
MARIANNE FAITHFULLThere is a land that I can go to When I have time to rest. All the people I love are there And those who love me best.
More Marianne Faithfull Quotes
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Relationships have a nasty habit of reversing themselves; whatever has been done to you in a previous involvement you’ll do to the next person you’re involved with, if you get half a chance.
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I want to do movies, but I want to do something that’s good. I don’t want to make any more films until I feel that I’m ready for it. I want to have good work, and a very elegant life. I believe you get what you want.
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I’ve got quite a good brain and all that, which I’ve never had to use in singing at all.
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If you analyze the bad times you find that it’s because you wanted to have a bad time.
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I am not frightened of much, but I wouldn’t like to get ill.
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There is a land that I can go to When I have time to rest. All the people I love are there And those who love me best.
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Of course I have regrets; I’m not stupid.
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When you are 18, 19, 20, you’re used to being photographed all the time, in a certain way. So, the narcissism becomes almost out of control. And the way that young women are photographed, they become addicted to this feedback of the image.
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It’s always a good idea to get yourself a famous, rich, and groovy young man. That’s one of the best-known methods of furthering your career.
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I do take care of myself; I get my nails done, and I have a skin doctor, but that’s it. I’m clean and groomed.
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I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, ‘sociologist.’
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I’m having a great life, and I want to go on having one.
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I like my work, but my life always comes first. I always wanted to have a beautiful life, and the way to do it is in show business.
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For some people, marriage may be very groovy. For me, it really isn’t. I don’t think it really is for most people anyway. Most people are not very happy.
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I’ve got a lot of little compulsive problems, and I’ve thought about it a lot. And one of the things I ask myself is, ‘What are the things I can do that won’t hurt me and will help me?’ The first answer is work.
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