John Harington Quotes
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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Acting is exciting. It is different every time you do it.
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I was a huge ham in school in Atlanta.
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I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go.
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The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American.
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When we have sealed the outer border and thus stopped the illegal migration, we can talk about any solution.
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I'm on the front line and I am a rapper.
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I never desperately wanted to be a jazz drummer. If anything, I was motivated a lot by fear. Fear of the conductor, fear of the future.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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All I can say is, I don't talk about the personal stuff. It's the one thing you can keep to yourself. At least you try to.
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I'm slammed with an identity that can no longer say a word; mute with responsibility.
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Enjoy doing nothing, and you can enjoy doing anything. Enjoy having nothing, and you can enjoy whatever you have.
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What I love about 'Midnight Train' is that it's a song about a journey, but the music actually takes you on that journey. It feels like you're moving through the whole song.
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A surgeon wouldn't sell his tools. A lawyer doesn't sell his law books. I'm not going to sell my horse. I'm a sportsman.
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I normally hit the gym five times a week. I tend to do half an hour of cardio - on the treadmill or a spin class - then head for the weights. I do a lot of core work, obviously!
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In our family, as far as we are concerned, we were born and what happened before that is myth.
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Marriage is actually really terrifying. It doesn't work for many people.
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If you take a position under the Constitution that is against the majority view, you have to explain it well enough that maybe you can persuade some of that majority to agree with you.
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There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.
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What was the American Revolution? The people who joined to carry it out had different views of what they had done.
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Recession-resistant development produces things people need. Unsustainable growth churns out tinsel products that consumers have to be seduced into buying - until times get tough, when they quickly give them up.
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Fortune, men say, doth give too much to many, But yet she never gave enough to any.
