460 Quotes by Paul McCartney


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    Sadness isn’t sadness. It’s happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They’re balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It’s life that’s jumped off a tall cliff.

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    Some people don’t believe in climate warning – like those who don’t believe there was a Holocaust.

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    Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don’t always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.

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    I meet so many people that just sort of say, “I want to thank you for your music. It really helped me” or “It changed my life.”

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    Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.

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    This is the first time I’ve ever played the Grammys. I finally passed the audition.

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    I have always adored Mahler, and Mahler was a major influence on the music of the Beatles. John and me used to sit and do the Kindertotenlieder and Wunderhorn for hours, we’d take turns singing and playing the piano. We thought Mahler was gear.

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    If children are studying the 20th century, I’m in their text books.

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