"We are not actually in charge of life,……" — Billy Childish
"We are not actually in charge of life, yet behave as if we are the masters of our own destiny. The realization of this fact is quite a hard one. The ridiculousness of our pomposity and presumption can only result in anger or humor."
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23 Quotes by Billy Childish
Billy Childish has 23 quotes on this site.
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I did not like prizes at school. I didn't like tests or exams, or the 11+, or O-levels. Later I…
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A moustache to a man is the same as a fringe is to a woman. When you've got it, you…
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We are not actually in charge of life, yet we behave as if we are the masters of our own…
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I like being on the margins. You work better there.
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Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and…
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I don't spend a lot of time working if I can help it.
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I like feeling at home and knowing people. I like talking about ideas and being friendly.
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I make sure I make a painting - that's my job. And I cook the Sunday dinner.
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I think that the mythology of Van Gogh's life, and the beauty of his paintings, is unstoppable.
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I'm going to get a pair of wire-snips, and I've also started a new campaign to have blank CDs on…
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I'm not trying to achieve perfection. I don't like this forced control people have over work.
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I've dubbed myself as an amateur, not because I work in different field, but because I do what I do…
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More Anger Quotes
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Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right…
— Aristotle
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No one loves the man whom he fears.
— Aristotle
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We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the…
— Aristotle
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What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful…
— Saint Augustine
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
— Marcus Aurelius
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When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.
— Marcus Aurelius
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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
— Francis Bacon
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
— Francis Bacon
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I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I…
— Kevin Bacon
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I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into…
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
— Abu Bakr
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