Jarvis Cocker Quotes

I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where I'm from. I wouldn't move back there, but it's funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way.

Jarvis Cocker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 19, 1963

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FunnyTimeYouBackPlaceKind

I think people respond to truth. 'Straight Outta Compton' made $60 million over the weekend, right? That's not just a black audience. 'Empire' grew every single week. That's not just a black audience. Black culture is American culture, you know what I mean? They're becoming more and more one in the same.

Jerrod Carmichael

TruthCulturePeopleBlackThink

So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And I gradually realised that I had this fire and that it had to be used in a positive way.

John Newcombe

PositiveFireMeNegativeYouWay

I wish when I was 15 that I realized my voice was important and that even my thoughts and my opinions had value. Had I known, I probably would've spoken up more. I probably would've found my activism sooner and become a writer sooner.

Angie Thomas

ValueThoughtsVoiceWishOpinions

Every actress has to face the facts there are younger, more beautiful girls right behind you. Once you've gone beyond the vanity of the business, you'll take on the tough roles.

Jean Simmons

BusinessBeautifulToughFaceFacts

I can be a cruel person.

Amy Winehouse

I CanPersonCruel

I just feel like it's my job to take care of my body. I play a contact sport, 99.9 percent injury rate. As far as being injury-prone or getting hurt, it's going to happen. But it's my job to take care of my body, come week in and week out.

Stefon Diggs

JobHurtCareTake CareWeekBody

I've been around a lot of artists who are also good at business, and... one minute they'll sound like an artist, and the next minute, they'll sound like the characters in 'Mad Men.' Jay-Z's a very good businessman, and he talks about it and enjoys it, but he doesn't shift.

Ron Howard

GoodBusinessMenArtistMadSound

I eat liars for breakfast.

Judy Sheindlin

BreakfastEatLiars

We're all given something to do. And when we don't follow what we're supposed to do, we always know when we're off track.

Joy Harjo

KnowFollowAlwaysSomethingOff

I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues behind him.

Jay McShann

BookBluesPlayHimBehindJoe

I get emotionally attached with every film I do, and that stops me from being critical. I can't fight my emotions.

Dhanush

FightMeEmotionsFilmGetCritical

To me marriage is for five or ten years.

Cher

MarriageMeTen YearsYearsFive

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