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"I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff-box from an emperor."

"The middle class were invented to give the poor hope; the poor, to make the rich feel special; the rich, to humble the middle class."

"Freeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman, in a word, oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight, a fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionary re-constitution of society at large, or in the common ruin of the contending classes."

"But I do not admit the comparison between your slaves and even the lowest class of European free labourers, for the former are allowed the exercise of no faculties but those which they enjoy in common with the brutes that perish."

"I can't remember much about the early flights, except that it was ages before we got into First Class."

"Things are not quite what they seem always. Don't start me on class, otherwise you'll get a four-hour lecture."

"You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through the mud."
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"It is not about writing those hits again. I am sure I could write them, but it is about the sensibilities."

"I wasn't good at being affable. You get beyond that and realise the attraction in any human being has more to do with what they give to someone rather than just being face candy."

"Within three months I had gone from being this black sheep of the town to suddenly becoming a pop star."

"It wasn't like I felt I was on a wave. It was just so easy. It is only afterwards that I thought I really had a bit of good luck going on there with Yazoo."

"When you find yourself on stage singing and you are embarrassed about what you are singing in front of your peers, then you have to think about your priorities."

"I had been with the label since I was 21. The label wanted shiny pop but I didn't. I found a little independent and we've got all these great reviews in England and now it has gone gold."

"There has always been a feeling with people that they love my singing but not always the choice of material."
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