Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.

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Don't moan, don't whine, don't blame. Just get on with it.

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I have no romantic feelings about age. Either you are interesting at any age or you are not. There is nothing particularly interesting about being old - or being young, for that matter.

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The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated.

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If you follow all of the rules, you'll miss all of the fun.

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I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.

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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

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I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.

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We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

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I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

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