John Grant Quotes
The most horrifying thing I ever did was work as a steward on an airplane. I wanted to get hired by United. I thought, 'With my languages, this will be amazing; I will work in First Class.' But I could only get a job with an airline going from Newark, New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks.
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For me, songwriting starts with a melody. When a musician plays a chord progression, either the words and vocal melody come to me, or they don't. That's how I determine who to write with. It works, or it doesn't.
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To be honest, I think, for me, the power is always with art. The art world clearly couldn't happen without art.
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Because these kids get away from their parents, and they binge drink until they are sick. Dozens of them are going to the hospital, and some of them dying. This is a problem, a big problem that needs to be addressed, and we need accurate information.
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I don't know what to do or where to turn in this taxation matter. Somewhere there must be a book that tells all about it, where I could go to straighten it out in my mind. But I don't know where the book is, and maybe I couldn't read it if I found it.
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I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't.
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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I wish I had had a great disappointment, a real one.
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The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.
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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
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There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands.
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My father and my mother and my sister and I have always voted Republican, always.
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I have never read 'To Kill A Mockingbird.'
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For me it's the high-water mark of American culture - not so much contemporary jazz, which has become kind of academic, but the jazz from the '20s on through the '70s.
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'Blood Meridian' was without question the novel that made me want to become a writer.
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Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.
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A lot of young men are frustrated and looking for someone to blame.
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Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.
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Maintaining boundaries is hard. That's why I strongly prefer the physical separation of work and home.
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I know a lot of law officers, and every single one of them faces a moment - usually after about three hours on the job - when they realise that there's no connection between law and justice.
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One of the most beautiful things we can give our child is music education.
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The best way to live is to live like there is no tomorrow.
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I'm representing for the plus-size community and the plus-size industry. It feels amazing to be able to be the voice that we need.
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The most horrifying thing I ever did was work as a steward on an airplane. I wanted to get hired by United. I thought, 'With my languages, this will be amazing; I will work in First Class.' But I could only get a job with an airline going from Newark, New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
