Johnny Rotten's Quotes

Do not stand in the middle, go to the right or to the left.
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Do what I want, be honest to myself and then it would do good for others, that's all, full on.
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Don't accept the old order. Get rid of it.
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I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hates.
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I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash.
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I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine.
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If you give me the chance, I'll destroy America for you.
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If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.
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It's a repressive society where you can't be horrible, I'm not horrible, they made me horrible, I'm just honest.
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It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either.
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Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises.
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People don't like other poor people, and rather than blame the people that make you all poor, you blame each other.
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Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative.
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There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.
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You'll find that empty vessels make the most sound.
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