John Lloyd Young Quotes
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When I look back at where I came from, at the school I attended... my classmates for the most part haven't had successful paths - many have had a difficult, chaotic path.
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E-Verify is a very commonsense reform that we can implement here in the state of Florida. I think I share a lot of Floridians' frustration that it didn't pass and a lot of the politics that were taking place behind the scenes.
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The willingness to be self-critical in England is much greater than the willingness to be self-critical in America.
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I wanted to be a rock star when I grew up, or at least a singer/songwriter.
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The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.
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Opening acts are hard, really hard. There's more politics involved than music, sometimes.
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Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds.
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It's weird: for someone who mostly really exists online, I'm actually not very interested in the Internet at all.
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As a youngster, when I started writing and stuff, I did actually write more from other people's perspectives. When I hit 18 and something happened to me that hurt me, I discovered that writing the truth is really therapeutic and amazing.
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I graduated from the University of Whatever.
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With all the auditions you do, there is a lot of rejection you have to take as well. You get used to that.
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When I am angry, I pray God to swing our globe into the fiery sun and prevent the sorrows of the not-yet-born: but when I am content, I want to lie forever in the shade, till I become a shade myself.
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I don't spend a lot of time thinking about the ratings of Congress. I really don't.
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Never get involved with a business that you can't really be hands-on - that if your employees quit, you can't run yourself. If I can't cut hair, why open a barbershop?
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It was improv that really helped me start coming up with recipes and just believe in my instincts. That's why the first recipe I made up was 'I Ain't Chicken Chicken' because I finally felt bold and fearless in the kitchen, which was an entirely new feeling for me.
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Events are not a matter of chance.
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I'm an activist. I'm a proud activist. So I want to be someone who is pro-black and pro-Africa and still be somebody that has positive influence.
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People who don't fit the mold are treated differently than those who do.
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It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
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I love pop music, but I love pop music that does something a little bit different.
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Language, philosophy, and science are interwoven into the design of words, which are manipulated to create surprising illusions.
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I guess, like most foreigners, when you're away, you see your own culture being even more strange. But where I come from and my roots mean a lot. I miss my family and my friends. Something I've realized as I've been traveling is that it's more about the actual people than the actual place.
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I'm looking for smart friends all the time.
