Paul Weller Quotes

You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns -
And the public wants what the public gets - but I don't get what this society wants.

If you gave me a fresh carnation, I would only crush its tender petals...

The fingers feel the lines, they prod the space - your ageing face,
The face that was once so beautiful, is still there but unrecognisable...

I first felt a fist - and then a kick, I could now smell their breath,
They smelt of pubs - and Wormwood Scrubs - and too many right-wing meetings.

Days of speed and slow time Mondays -
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday...

It's so hard to understand why the world is your oyster but your future's a clam.

Is happiness real?
Or am I so jaded
I can't see or feel - like a man been tainted.
Numbed by the effect - aware of the muse
Too in touch with myself - I light the fuse.

When you're knocked on your back and you life's a flop,
When you're down on the bottom and there's nothing else but to shout to the top!

If you're wondering by now who I am, look no further than the mirror,
Because I am the greed and fear - and every ounce of hate in you.

Some people might say my life is in a rut, but I'm quite happy with what I've got.

If you see me in the street - look away, 'cause I don't want to ever catch you looking at me, Mr Clean.
'Cause I hate you and your wife, and if I get the chance I'll fuck up your life.

The more I see - the more I know,
The more I know, the less I understand.

The lords and ladies pass a ruling
That sons and girls go hand in land
From good stock and the best breeding
Paid for by the servile class.

Life is a drink and you get drunk when you're young.

I play out my role, I've even been out walking -
They tell me that it helps, but I know when I'm beaten...