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Most people in life, give up too early.
John Mellencamp
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John Mellencamp
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 7
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The simple man, baby, pays for the thrills, the bills, and the pills that kill.
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Dear Mr. President, can I ask you a question, when the bombs fall down will they hurt everyone in my family?
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All I can do is repeat what I think is the best information that anybody ever gave me.
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The dust to which this flesh shall return, it is the ancient dreaming dust of God.
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I would never say John Kerry would be a great president. I will say that George Bush has divided us he has filled this country with hatred.
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I went to New York in 1974, to either try to get a record deal, get into the New York Art Student League, or be a dancer. So that was my plan. Some plan. And I had no money.
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When politicians use fear, they are playing into the enemy's hand.
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Be careful of those who kill in Jesus' name he don't believe in killing at all.
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There's a young man in a T-shirt listening to a rock and roll station. He's got greasy hair, greasy smile, he says, Lord this must be my destination.
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I think it's ridiculous to try to sell records to teenagers, because teenagers don't buy my records. And there ain't that many teenagers out there in the marketplace.
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