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Quote by Elvis Costello

“Turn up the TV. No one listening will suspect, even your mother won't detect it, no your father won't know. they think that I've got no respect but everything means less than zero.”

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Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello, born Declan Patrick MacManus, is a British singer-songwriter. He was born on August 25, 1954. Known for his unique musical style and profound lyrics, Costello is a prominent figure in the rock and pop music genres. more

“Nonsense prevails, modesty fails Grace and virtue turn into stupidity While the calendar fades almost all barricades to a pale compromise And our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beasts They still think they're the gods of antiquity If something you missed didn't even exist It was just an ideal is it such a surprise?”

Ifs Thinking Stills Turns Leader Virtue Grace Failing Ideals Surprise Stupidity Compromise Beast Nonsense Fades Modesty Pale Antiquity Calendars Barricades Backsides

Author:Elvis Costello

“Well there's a line that you must toe and it'll soon be time to go but it's darker than you know in those Complicated Shadows”

Knows Wells Lines Shadow Complicated Toes

Author:Elvis Costello

“I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here; and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end.”

Love Life Ends Relationship Eternity End Times Till The End

Author:Khalil Gibran

“Why can't a man stand alone? Must he be burdened by all that he's taught to consider his own? His skin and his station, his kin and his crown, his flag and his nation They just weigh him down”

Men Nations Taught Skins Stations Flags Crowns Stand Alone

Author:Elvis Costello

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