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The only person stopping you from doing something is yourself, and looking for excuses all the time just gets in the way of obtaining your own goals. It's like the writer who keeps getting up and straightening the pictures in the room.

Chrissie Hynde

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Chrissie Hynde
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 7
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I don't believe there is any justifiable reason for killing any animal unless perhaps if it's killing you! That would be negotiable.
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If you don't have a flag sticking out of your ass, you must be a communist.
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I like Madonna a lot. I think she's really good and I think she's a good singer. I think she looks good and she's got a nice kind of... I don't think she's got a sinister or cynical vibe around her, and I don't think she's got any sort of bullshit around her.
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I'm not going to judge what I do.
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You try to be arrogant in songs because you can't be in real life.
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Yeah, the industry has always been both the enemy and the best friend of the artist. They need each other. That's the bottom line.
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