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> [“The only two things that motivate me and that matter to me are revenge and guilt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/the-only-two-things-that-motivate-me-and-that-matter-to-me-are/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

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## More by Elvis Costello

> [Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you-nowhere/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/history-repeats-the-old-conceits-the-glib-replies-the-same-defeats/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/people-think-it-is-all-about-country-music-and-i-know-a-lot-of/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/i-get-very-frustrated-by-this-term-genre-exercise-i-mean-what-exactly/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal. I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/even-in-a-perfect-world-where-everyone-was-equal-i-d-still-own-the/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Somebody should clip Sting around the head and tell him to stop using that ridiculous Jamaican accent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/somebody-should-clip-sting-around-the-head-and-tell-him-to-stop-using/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [There is something wrong with you if you don't get angry about something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/there-is-something-wrong-with-you-if-you-don-t-get-angry-about/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [“Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions?" A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/was-it-a-millionaire-who-said-imagine-no-possessions-a-poor-little/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Though the passion still flutters and flickers, it never got into our knickers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/though-the-passion-still-flutters-and-flickers-it-never-got-into-our/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/my-dad-s-father-was-a-white-star-line-trumpet-player-in-the-20s-it/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Life for me is about movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/life-for-me-is-about-movement/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/maybe-i-just-never-learned-my-harmony-part-because-what-everybody/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/there-are-a-lot-of-things-that-you-can-like-at-a-distance-without/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Don't wear your heart on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/don-t-wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve-when-your-remarks-are-off-the/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness. I crave the silhouette of your kiss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/i-m-just-the-mere-shadow-of-my-former-selfishness-i-crave-the/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

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