Radio stations have constructed a narrow door[way], and that's because they don't understand how complex and paradoxical our snap judgments are. It's hard to measure new songs.


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When politicians offer you something for nothing, or something that sounds too good to be true, it&#...
MALCOLM TURNBULL
In economics, one of the most important concepts is 'opportunity cost' - the idea that once ...
MALCOLM TURNBULL
My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adop...
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
He was not only a bore; he bored for England.
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
This horror of pain is a rather low instinct and... if I think of human beings I've known and of...
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
The trouble with kingdoms of heaven on earth is that they're liable to come to pass, and then th...
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
Travel, of course, narrows the mind.
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up.
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It is stimulating people co...
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is ...
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to g...
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
Nothing changes and very little happens in Paris. This is a great place to work without distraction ...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
Through all aspects of society be it art, design, the financial markets, government, technology or c...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
I never intended for the Sex Pistols to be immeasurably successful.
MALCOLM MCLAREN
I saw a picture of Elvis in blue lame, and thought that if I could recreate that suit and walk down ...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
Sid Vicious began the age of participation in which everyone could be the artist. Sid proved that yo...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
Everyone should be commended for allowing people to make disasters, to make failures - you've ju...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
I left school at 16 and my mother got me a job as a trainee wine taster. But one day I followed some...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
The Pistols were like my work of art. They were my canvas.
MALCOLM MCLAREN
Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.
MALCOLM MCLAREN
I always feel more comfortable in chaotic surroundings. I don't know why that is. I think order ...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
Don't kill the golden goose.
MALCOLM MCLAREN
Rock and roll doesn't necessarily mean a band. It doesn't mean a singer, and it doesn't ...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
There are two rules I've always tried to live by: turn left, if you're supposed to turn righ...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
Punk's influence on music, movies, art, design and fashion is no longer in doubt. It is used as ...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
What matters is this: Being fearless of failure arms you to break the rules. In doing so, you may ch...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
I always said punk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped ...
MALCOLM MCLAREN
I'm from a country where acting is taken very seriously; it's a very serious profession.
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
I love doing every role I do!
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
An actor cannot be a censor. I'm there to interpret.
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limi...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
There are no great scripts - just great films.
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there'...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
I've always been one to do the work and just hone my craft.
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
I don't worry about whether I'm making a masterpiece, because I know that if you get just on...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
If you dunk your head in cold water, you can't stay under for more than five seconds. I mean, th...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherw...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
If you look a little punkish, then they're going to give you the parts. And if you play an iconi...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
I'm not quite as buoyant as I was in my youth.
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
I like to razz the Trekkies a little bit. Who doesn't? It's trainspotting, isn't it? But...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are jus...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
I just love a challenge, and always have, and will do anything to make it interesting. I'll try ...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
The villains that I play, I always think that they are grounded, wonderful people with enormous inte...
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves.
MALCOLM MCDOWELL