John Grant Quotes
In my family, I was loved, but only if I would fight this gay thing and not let it take over me. I would be loved unconditionally if I could be cured of my 'sickness,' but it certainly would not be OK if I couldn't.
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I love to sit and watch people. I love to sit and listen to people.
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I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture.
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As a registered Democrat, I am praying for a credible presidential candidate to emerge from the younger tier of politicians in their late 40s. A governor with executive experience would be ideal.
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The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.
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People don't like to vote against something that's so incredibly popular.
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The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.
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People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.
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We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were.
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I like the idea of sending my Aquazurra girls out with a lucky charm under their feet.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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I realized, at a certain point, all my big people were dying. I couldn't see a clearer picture: what's the difference between me and him, of me being in a casket?
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Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.
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There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
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I'm a child of the Disney Renaissance, so the new classics are near and dear. I suppose this is a legend more than a fairy tale, but 'Mulan' is easily my favorite. Not only is it a fun, action-packed, beautiful movie, but it's so important for young girls to have.
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Men create the gods in their own image.
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Energy has become a national security issue and as technology continues to improve, there will be more debates like the one on Keystone.
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Sometimes people talk about music, whether blogs or magazines, in a strange way where it doesn't seem like they're actually listening to it.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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He treated me as a man... He did not let me feel for a moment that there was any difference in the color of our skins.
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Losing my parents really set me adrift in more ways than one. It's not just losing them. It's losing the possibility of family.
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My plans never progressed as far as a clear desire for a family.
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Endless effort, endless humility, endless modesty.
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My favorite model of success is when people say, 'Nobody bought that first Velvet Underground album, but everyone who did started a band.'
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In my family, I was loved, but only if I would fight this gay thing and not let it take over me. I would be loved unconditionally if I could be cured of my 'sickness,' but it certainly would not be OK if I couldn't.
