#hem

One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

#definitely #enjoyed #gig #him #i

I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger. ↗

— Edmond About

#been #conversation #correspondence #danger #enlightened

We're not a political band. We don't want to tell people what to do or what to think. We just want to tell them to think. ↗

— Billie Joe Armstrong

#just #people #political #tell #them

I hate celebrities. I really hate them. ↗

— Billie Joe Armstrong

#hate #i #really #them

If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you'll end up saying you hate them just because you're so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions. ↗

— Billie Joe Armstrong

#again #ask #asked #bands #because

In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted to carry weapons, to swat an insect or speak an angry word, a discipline that introduced them to a new way of living. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#any #carry #city #discipline #forbidden

If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell. ↗

— Lance Armstrong

#about #children #choice #emotionally #fight

American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is. ↗

— Desi Arnaz

#american #american people #country #great #great country

I deliberately never read about films before I see them. ↗

— Andrea Arnold

#before #deliberately #films #i #i see

I hear filmmakers saying, 'I wanted to make to make a film about this issue, or this theme,' but I never start like that. ↗

— Andrea Arnold

#film #filmmakers #hear #i #issue