Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
PAUL MCCARTNEYNo matter how accomplished or how many awards you get, you’re always still thinking there’s somebody out there who’s better than you.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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Painting is similar to music. You get a couple or words or notes or chords that excite you, and you just follow them and add a bit more and see where it takes you. That’s the thrill for me. It still is a thrill, which is amazing after all this time.
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You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.
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But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
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To get a big hit single you’ve got to go a bit dance. You’ve got to go a bit Britney. I don’t think I can do that – well, I could but it wouldn’t look very seemly!.
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Out of all those millions and millions of planets floating around there in space, this is our planet, this is our little one, so we just got to be aware of it and take care of it.
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I’m still looking to write a great song. You always are. You know, you never think, ‘Well, that’s enough that’s good enough.’
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Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
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I think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
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My mum died when I was 14. That is a kind of strange age to lose a mother. John lost his mum when he was 17.
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When we were starting off as kids, just the idea of maybe going to do this as a living instead of getting what we thought was going to be a boring job, was exciting.
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Think globally, act locally.
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It’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.
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When I write, there are times — not always — when I hear John (Lennon) in my head, I’ll think, OK, what would we have done here?, and I can hear him gripe or approve.
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We can work it out. Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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