Jens Lekman Quotes

My first single was based around the mishearing of the words 'make believe' - 'I thought she said maple leaves.' That kind of stuff is very central to my music and my life.

Jens Lekman

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LifeMusicWordsBelieveThought

Growing up South African, I was comparatively in a world of privilege, especially being the youngest and being figuratively wrapped up in cotton wool by the rest of the family.

Jodi Balfour

FamilyGrowing UpWorldRestGrowing

We live in a quick-fix society where we need instant gratification for everything. Too fat? Get lipo-sucked. Stringy hair? Glue on extensions. Wrinkles and lines? Head to the beauty shop for a pot of the latest miracle skin stuff. It's all a beautiful £1 billion con foisted upon insecure women by canny cosmetic conglomerates.

Joan Collins

BeautyWomenLiveBeautifulHair

When you don't have children you have to define and make your own purpose, and make your own reason for being here.

Tracey Emin

ChildrenPurposeYouReasonOwn

Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.

Rita Mae Brown

PassionTelevisionMoralPropaganda

Tolerance is a one-way street in the Age of Obama. 'Choice' is in the eye (and iron fist) of the First Amendment usurper.

Michelle Malkin

AgeEyeToleranceChoiceStreet

Instead of putting Americans to work, the Teamsters have been busy yanking members off projects and idling construction projects from California to Indiana to New York in order to shake down employers.

Michelle Malkin

WorkNew YorkConstructionBusyDown

You never have to change a book for budget.

Jonathan Tropper

ChangeBookBudgetYouNever

There are a million roles I haven't played yet that I would love to play!

Chris Klein

LovePlayWouldMillionRoles

I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control.

Claude Chabrol

Black And WhiteColorsControlColor

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

Winston Churchill

PainCriticismAttentionBodyHuman

Some of us get a feeling when we hear music and we feel music, and you want to figure out how to continue to feel that.

Pharrell Williams

MusicFeelYouFeelingWantOut

I am just a normal human being - I am alive! Why is anyone surprised that I am human? Like many New Yorkers, I have a multifaceted life.

Nouriel Roubini

LifeI AmAliveNewWhyHuman

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