Jens Lekman Quotes

I have this part in myself that sometimes gets me into situations that can never end well, just because I want to prove to myself that I'm no good.

Jens Lekman

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GoodMyselfMeEndSometimesWant

I did magic at children's parties when I was a kid.

Joe Cornish

ChildrenMagicKidDidParties

'Frasier' was a classy gig. I didn't for one minute think it was less prestigious or artistic than doing a play.

John Mahoney

ThinkDoingPlayClassyMinuteThan

I'm British - ostensibly British - but I don't know where I really belong, you know?

Robert Plant

YouKnowBelongWhereBritish

President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people. But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights.

John Roberts

PeopleLawPromisesSpeakPresident

Vision looks outward and becomes aspiration.

Stephen Samuel Wise

VisionLooksAspirationOutward

You don't necessarily have to have your movie made to have success.

Travis Beacham

SuccessYouYourMadeMovie

I wouldn't go out of my way to experience the indignity of middle-age just because it might be good meat for a story.

Roddy Doyle

GoodExperienceStoryJust Because

It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.

Roberto Benigni

GratitudeMediocrityYouModeration

I tend toward more adult fare, and I would love to do a voice in an animated film or something the boys could go see, but at a certain point, I made peace with myself about it.

Matt Bomer

LoveMyselfPeaceVoiceGoSee

Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble.

Joseph Campbell

ReligionFactsYouTroubleTrueWay

Suddenly, I'm like this political Ann Landers, which is a role I'd never envisioned for myself.

Denise Dresser

MyselfPoliticalNeverRoleLike

By no means was it really teed up for him.

Donald T. Regan

HimUpMeansReally

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