100 pieces of advice from movies
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50 pieces of wisdom from song lyrics
Using your iPod to soundtrack your life is totally normal behaviour. We say this as it's something we do on a daily basis.
Finding a song to capture your exact mood at a particular moment is a rare and comforting exercise. Even without the music, the lyrics alone can often have the same effect. To showcase this, we've assembled 50 of the the best pieces of wisdom to come from music.
Click on each image for the quote and let us know what you'd like to add at the bottom.
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Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
"Hate, hate your enemies. Save, save your friends.… More details
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Love Is The Way
"Life is the question and life is the answer, and God… More details
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Heaven and Hell
"The world is full of kings and queens, who blind your… More details
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Stranded On Death Row
"There's three types of people in the world…those… More details
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Already Gone
"So often in time it happens, we all live our life in… More details
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What's Going On
"War is not the answer, because only love can conquer… More details
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Rebellion (Lies)
"Sleeping is giving in, no matter what the time… More details
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Confidence
"There's no job too immense, when you got… More details
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Lost Ones
"Never underestimate those who you scar cause karma,… More details
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A Man Is A Man
"A man is a man when he can offer his hand." The… More details
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Next Girl
"Well the look of the cake, it ain't always the… More details
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Superstition
"When you believe in things that you don't understand,… More details
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Leaders Of The Free World
"The leaders of the free world are just little boys… More details
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Pass It On
"Live for yourself, you will live in vain. Live for… More details
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Tightrope
"Whether you're high or low, you gotta tip on the… More details
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Beautiful Boy
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other… More details
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A Dream
"Remind yourself. Nobody built like you, you design… More details
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Don't Try Suicide
"Don't try suicide, you're just going to hate… More details
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Take It Or Leave It
"Girls lie too much and boys act too tough." The… More details
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Graceland
"Losing love is like a window in your heart, everybody… More details
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Big Brother
"If you admire somebody you should go ahead and tell… More details
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Smile Like You Mean It
"Save some face, you know you've only got… More details
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Friends
"I'm tellin' you now the greatest thing you ever can… More details
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Do It All
"Because everything'ss easier to get into than get out… More details
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Waiting For The Great Leap …
"Start your own revolution, cut out the… More details
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Me Against The World
"Even the genius asks questions." 2Pac More details
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My Way
"For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself,… More details
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Help Yourself
"You can only get so much from someone." Amy… More details
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You Can't Always Get What Y…
"You can't always get what you want, but if you try… More details
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It's A New Day
"Don't let nobody take care of your business better… More details
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Desperado
"Freedom, well, that's just some people talking. Your… More details
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Revolutionary Generation
"Understand it takes a woman to make a stronger… More details
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Paper Bag
"Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs too… More details
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Sexuality
"No child is bad from the beginning, they just imitate… More details
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The Times They Are A-Changing
"Don't criticise what you can't understand." Bob… More details
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A Little Bit Of Feel Good
"A little bit of feel good goes a long… More details
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I Second That Emotion
"A taste of honey is worse than none at… More details
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Wonderwall
"All the roads we have to walk are winding, and all… More details
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Ball And Chain
"When you hold somebody, you gotta hold them like it's… More details
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Unhappy
"True happiness is not acquired and you won't find it… More details
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Take It As It Comes
"Don't move too fast, if you want your love to… More details
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Man In The Mirror
"If you want to make the world a better place, take a… More details
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Sunday
"In your fear, seek only peace." David Bowie More details
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Green Eyes
"Anyone who tried to deny you must be out of their… More details
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Talk To Me
"A wound gets worse when it's treated with… More details
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Nothing Lasts Forever
"Things that make you laugh represent the… More details
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The End
"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the… More details
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Gone
"Love is not blind, it's just deaf and it is… More details
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The Boxer
"All lies and jest, still, a man hears what he wants… More details
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Slippin'
"To live is to suffer. But to survive, well, that's to… More details
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