I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.
Elvis CostelloIt's a petty thing, but I wouldn't join the Scouts when I was a kid, 'cause you had to swear allegiance to the queen. I'm just not a royalist. I think it's idiotic, a hereditary principle.
Elvis CostelloI'm a working travelling musician, but just on a bigger scale.
Elvis CostelloHappiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that.
Elvis CostelloMy ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant.
Elvis Costello