John Mellencamp Quotes

Wait a minute, guys, I have always been on your side. I have always spoken for you, always tried to put on a good face for the state of Indiana. All of a sudden, some of you people think I'm a bad guy?

John Mellencamp

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GoodPeopleWaitFaceThinkYou

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

John Buchanan Robinson

BusinessGovernmentSaidPrinciples

You've got to have an ego as big as Mars to want to think that you, of all people, are better than anyone else to be president of the United States. People that vain, they want their place in history, and they want to be able to control how much they'll be worshipped by future generations.

Jello Biafra

FutureHistoryPeopleControlEgo

We hear so much about weapons of mass destruction. But nine out of 10 war victims are killed by guns. It's the AK-47 that's a weapon of mass destruction.

Andrew Niccol

WarOutGunsDestructionWeapon

I'm at this time in life when I have to take the opportunities I have left.

Jeff Bridges

LifeTimeOpportunitiesTakeLeft

I learned about not just being with someone because I don't want to be alone: being willing to be alone, and then find something that feels right and just reaching for companionship for companionship's sake. Not letting drama lead my life.

Amy Landecker

LifeAloneMy LifeSomeoneFind

I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete.

Steve Lacy

GoodMusicSpoiledMonkComplete

We barely missed killing Bin Laden. There were numerous findings issued by the President to kill him. We rolled up terrorist cells. We stopped the millennium bombings.

Sidney Blumenthal

MissedPresidentHimUpCellsWere

The thing that happens remarkably often is that the people who are writing a dissertation believe they need to speak to me in order to do their dissertation. They need to interview me.

Tom Stoppard

PeopleMeWritingBelieveSpeakWho

My personal code of conduct and compliance with a wide range of government ethics provisions have ensured that I have maintained ethical standards.

Michael Madigan

GovernmentEthicsPersonalCompliance

I used to stand on the corner in San Diego with poems sticking out of my hip pocket, asking people if there was a place where I could read poems. The audience is half of the poem.

Juan Felipe Herrera

PeopleStandPlaceOutUsedAsking

I'm a human being and every human being has problems.

Jonathan Davis

ProblemsHumanHuman BeingBeing

I think that ultimately your age is determined by your attitude. It's not the number; it's not how many wrinkles you have on your face. It's the energy that you project.

Christie Brinkley

AttitudeAgeEnergyFaceThinkYou

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