Sadness isn’t sadness. It’s happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They’re balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It’s life that’s jumped off a tall cliff.
PAUL MCCARTNEYPainting is a magical process that I like, where you conjure something out of nothing; you get a little idea that leads you through. You can go into a trance while you’re doing it, so it’s a nice contrast to real life.
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I think the French girls are fabulous.
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Lyricists play with words.
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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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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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When I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little friend, and that’s why I can’t eat it. Simple as that.
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When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.
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But with writers, there’s nothing wrong with melancholy. It’s an important color in writing.
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I’ve got to admit it’s getting better. It’s a little better all the time.
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Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
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When you get the money, you still need to keep going; you don’t stop. There has to be something else. I think it’s the freedom to do what you want and to live your dreams.
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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 am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.
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I’m not religious, but I’m very spiritual.
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I meet so many people that just sort of say, “I want to thank you for your music. It really helped me” or “It changed my life.”
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There is good and bad in everyone.
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