John Boyega Quotes
It's always great to play a character that goes against the grain. Finn defies what people think when they think of stormtroopers.
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It's nice to know about something as soon as it happens, and obviously a newspaper can't provide that.
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It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.
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Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have to have trust in God so that God can work.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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I used to dream of some kind of way that you could carry a phone with you - but I never thought I would see it in my lifetime. It doesn't matter nowadays if you are caught in traffic or got lost on the way somewhere. You can just send a text and the recipient will know that you haven't fallen under a bus.
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I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted.
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When men are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
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Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?
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The nature of creativity is to make space for things to happen... We can drive it out with our busyness and plans.
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I was young and irresponsible, a silly woman laden with sin, not caring for anything except fame and fortune and self. But I have lived seeking truth in Jesus Christ and found it has made me free.
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I am one of maybe three people in the world who knows anything about Robert W. Chambers.
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The Russians obtained a number of plants under Lend-Lease, which had been authorized by Washington, that I thought were not justified for their war effort. They wanted them for postwar use.
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When you're the victim of the behavior, it's black and white; when you're the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray.
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I feel like there should be a statute of limitations on scoring political points on the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina.
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Good and evil do not exist for me any more. The fear of evil is merely a mass projection here and on Earth.
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Look at someone like Steve Jobs. His look wasn't very special - black turtleneck and jeans - but he had style. He looked the same, and you knew it was him when you saw him. Plus, he was a very smart person, which is also very attractive. His style was simple, not distracting, and very strong.
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I had an idea when I was 18 or 19 to start tutoring people, like the way that people get tutored in saxophone or guitar, but for production. I really enjoyed it, but I don't have time for that any more.
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When people show me clothing that seems very, very feminine, it's hard for me to embrace that, because it just doesn't feel like me.
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I don't seem to get solemn about it, and some people might not understand. That's why I never talk about it. I think it's all here -- in the mountains and the desert. I don't think God is a softie, either. In the end, it's better if people are forced back into -- well -- into being right, before they're too far gone. I think your temple is your everyday living.
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I believe that the spirit of God enters into the details and if we ask for guidance we will be led to the places where we can learn most fully because we can be most joyful. If I'm in a place that's lonely, I think God has one or two things to say. Extend your hand in service so that you might meet people or go somewhere else - or both.
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That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.
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I spent ridiculous amounts of time as an activist and volunteer and was a teacher for 20 years.
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It's always great to play a character that goes against the grain. Finn defies what people think when they think of stormtroopers.
