Jacob Young Quotes
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Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a job in a bank and decide to paint, like Krishan Khanna? They want to convey something.
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I bite my nails. I've been chewing on them for years. As long as you don't chew through flesh it's all right.
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I think Twitter is the future of communications and Square will be the payment network.
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My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.
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Women are put in a position of feeling embarrassed about their bodies. It's so ridiculous, but also astounding - we have to always be apologetic about having created the human race.
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A novel - it's also a way of attacking subjects that you cannot confront in the eye.
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If I go out there and am myself, and I do what makes me comfortable and what I think is true to my artistry, and they don't like it, then that's fine. I walk off stage, and I know there's nothing there's nothing I could have done differently.
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To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
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You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.
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Corporations cannot commit treason, or be outlawed or excommunicated, for they have no souls.
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I don't stop at my past; I like new work. I like what I'm doing tomorrow.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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My career is an open book, but my life is not.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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I think I surprise some people because a lot of the time, I roll out of bed and go to school, and it's like I don't wear anything that interesting sometimes.
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I wondered had I really oversold the Hubble. I have to admit that, since, I have been convinced that I didn't.
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
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Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
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I never really did a western western.
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I wouldn't be able to do the songs as long as I've been doing if I didn't feel the pulse of the world. But I can feel people and I know what they want. I feel like I know how they are, because I am the people. And I just have a gift.
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When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out - it hurts.
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Some things you'll never know, and some things you'll wish you never knew.
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I hate to sound cliche, but I understand why people love to cook. It's fun!
