None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI believe that in the future meditation could be as commonplace in schools and society as eco-awareness is now. It interests me that an ancient cure may be the solution to a modern problem.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
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What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.
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There will be an answer. Let it be.
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There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store.
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We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls.
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The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.
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I can’t manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.
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The interesting thing about the Beatles was: The music was one thing, but we kind of symbolized a certain kind of freedom at a time when people of our generation were just growing up and just becoming adults.
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I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.
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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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Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
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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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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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Lyricists play with words.
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You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.
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If you love your life, everybody will love you too.
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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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Take these broken wings and learn to fly.
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The best thing I ever saw was a man who loved his wife.
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I think [Transcendental Meditation] is what people need. They don’t need high minded talk, they need results.
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In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
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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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I believe that in the future meditation could be as commonplace in schools and society as eco-awareness is now. It interests me that an ancient cure may be the solution to a modern problem.
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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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Hamburg totally wrecked us. I remember getting home to England and my dad thought I was half-dead. I looked like a skeleton, I hadn’t noticed the change, I’d been having such a ball!
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Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.
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