#about

The first song is called "London." It's about two Russian soldiers who desert the Russian army and escape to London, where they indulge in a life of crime. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#army #called #crime #desert #escape

There's also a subplot about a guy who manages pop groups. Dave is a very ambitious boy, and he gets offered an audition but only wants to do it on his terms and conditions. He wants to maintain his integrity. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#also #ambitious #audition #boy #conditions

I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren't interested in telling that sort of thing. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#always #authors #french #german #great

I always wondered if I was supposed to be excellent at something or not. I think, because of that, I have a lot of insecurities about myself. ↗

— Christopher Atkins

#always #because #excellent #i #i always

If you want to achieve your dreams, you must follow them, and the best way to follow them is not to think about wanting to be very rich, but to think about doing something that you really want to do. ↗

— Jackie Collins

#achieve #best #best way #doing #dreams

There's a higher place that I have no illusions about reaching. There's a sophistication and aesthetic about composers who only write only for the music's sake. ↗

— Bill Conti

#aesthetic #composers #higher #i #illusions

What is important for kids to learn is that no matter how much money they have, earn, win, or inherit, they need to know how to spend it, how to save it, and how to give it to others in need. This is what handling money is about, and this is why we give kids an allowance. ↗

— Barbara Coloroso

#allowance #earn #give #handling #how

We do it because we love to play music and that's what we're all about. ↗

— Caroline Corr

#because #love #music #play #play music

Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#arrive #expect #happiness #never #plan

Now, if they're there to talk about something specifically, and I determine through my own editorial judgment, that another area isn't germane, or isn't an important part of it, that's something else. But we never agree to anything in advance, absolutely not. ↗

— Katie Couric

#absolutely #absolutely not #advance #agree #another