Jon Bellion Quotes
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My comrades would call me a 'black capitalist.'
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What is art? Art talks about life; it's subversive.
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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 just sing what I feel in my heart. I ain't trying to prove nothing, and I don't think I ever did.
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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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Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.
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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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It is usually when men are at their most religious that they behave with the least sense and the greatest cruelty.
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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 don't know whether they will give me a project just because I am cooperative and behave nicely, but it really helps. I never demand for anything or never throw tantrums at work.
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I go the VA Hospital when I have a problem and the doctor jumps on me.
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I spend a lot of my time on the phone, pestering people. 'What's new in your lab? Can I come visit your lab? When can I come visit your lab?' I'm basically a professional pesterer.
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I wouldn't want to be President now!
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I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.
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I prefer to write books for children instead of reading them. But I do strongly believe in childhood and in respecting childhood innocence. I don't like books for children that deal with adult themes.
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Trust yourself and don't do anything that doesn't feel right.
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I loved everything, but it was Kanye West who really changed everything for me.
