Life Quotes by Elvis Costello

Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.

— Elvis Costello

History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats.

— Elvis Costello

People think it is all about country music, and I know a lot of country music has come out of there, but like Blonde…

— Elvis Costello

I get very frustrated by this term 'genre exercise.' I mean, what exactly is that? Genre is not really relevant when you are writing…

— Elvis Costello

Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal. I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel.

— Elvis Costello

Somebody should clip Sting around the head and tell him to stop using that ridiculous Jamaican accent.

— Elvis Costello

There is something wrong with you if you don't get angry about something.

— Elvis Costello

“Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions?" A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons?”

— Elvis Costello

Though the passion still flutters and flickers, it never got into our knickers.

— Elvis Costello

My dad's father was a White Star Line trumpet player in the '20s. It shaped the way that I think about music. My grandfather…

— Elvis Costello

Life for me is about movement.

— Elvis Costello

Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me.

— Elvis Costello

There are a lot of things that you can like at a distance without spending a huge amount of time pondering. It's not so…

— Elvis Costello

Don't wear your heart on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff.

— Elvis Costello

I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness. I crave the silhouette of your kiss.

— Elvis Costello