Jon Bellion Quotes
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My comrades would call me a 'black capitalist.'
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I say to my colleagues never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor.
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I have to assume that everybody interprets a piece of art they're exposed to as if it's already perfect in its wholeness, without knowing any backstory.
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I was an avid reader, but never thought seriously about writing a novel until I was in my thirties. I took no formal fiction-writing courses and never thought about these categories when I wrote my first novel.
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I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of.
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No, you will never see me on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Sorry.
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Anyone who's seen me before knows that when it's fight time, I don't have much to say.
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My refrigerator is full of kale and greens. I can't imagine something greasy, or eating meat.
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I always work with 18 friends.
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My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother.
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My mom didn't ever think I would take to acting because I was a very shy, very reserved kind of child. But obviously, something changed!
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What I would really like to do is live in a university town and be an intellectual bum. I just want to write, read, whatever. I'm very eclectic. I read every night until my eyes burn.
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I go the VA Hospital when I have a problem and the doctor jumps on me.
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Lots of people speak Afrikaans. It's not a statement; it's just a language that we use to communicate. It has its own flavour; it's got its own slang. People laugh. People like it. They like us being open.
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I think I already proved that I wasn't just fighting for the money, because I fought as an amateur. I fought 90 fights for free.
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I'm not saying I like to be kicked, but it's good for me to feel I am in the game. Definitely. A motivation.
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Just think of the opportunities we can unlock by making education as addictive as a video game. This type of experiential, addictive learning improves decision-making skills and increases the processing speed and spatial skills of the brain. When was the last time your child asked for help with a video game?
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May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the prison of my skin.
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Through their capacity to manipulate symbols and to engage in reflective thought, people can generate novel ideas and innovative actions that transcend their past experiences.
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Souffles don't deserve their reputation as potential disasters.
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I believe that when people experience an event as a community, it can transcend and change people's lives.
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Ask questions. Listen. Be quiet. Be willing to make a fool of yourself. Be willing to be completely exposed and to give all you've got and to be rejected for your troubles. But expect magic to happen. It just might. And don't worry about winning the audition, just win the room.
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17,000 children starve on this planet every single day. That fact alone should blow any conscious person out of their chair. You know, my mother used to say that a woman's most important job is taking care of her children and her home. I laughed at that when I was younger, but I don't laugh at it anymore. I just realize that every child on the planet is one of our children, and the earth itself is our home.
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I loved everything, but it was Kanye West who really changed everything for me.
