Michael W. Young Quotes
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I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.
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I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
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I always wanted to do a bit of Bollywood and a bit of Hollywood.
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I've got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just don't have the time to work on it right now. I'm way too busy with the 'Kingkiller Chronicles' and being a new dad.
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I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
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We need not worry so much about what man descends from - it's what he descends to that shames the human race.
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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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If I get married again, I want a guy there with a drum to do rimshots during the vows.
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What I found particularly fascinating and satisfying about the Hindu tradition was its spirit of inclusiveness. In Sanatan Dharma, or what is commonly called Hinduism, I discovered the basic truths of all religions in a way that the oneness of God and religion is comprehensively understood.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.
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It got so bad that by the time I was graduated, the only reading I did was in order to get the grade and the only writing I did was in order to get the grade.
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I don't like to feel like I'm some fragile package that has to be shipped by high-priority mail and handled with white gloves.
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But I've consistently worked for 10 years.
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Each man has an equal social right to multiply his power of motion by all the social factors of civilization. Private property in any of these factors is inconsistent with this fundamental right; it must, obviously, prove a source of economic despotism and industrial slavery.
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Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
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I want to tell President Sarkozy - and through him, all the French people - that they were our support, our light.
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I didn't get why I was wearing a mask. But I understand it now - why my dad would want our face to be covered.
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Providing classified information to a foreign agent of the People's Republic of China is a real and serious threat to our national security.
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I have a thing where if I'm not in control, I feel the whole world is about to collapse.
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People have to remain positive and believe in those dreams. It's really important.
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There's a lack of diversity amongst executives in the position of greenlighting a film who feel that their stories are being told. If there's a diversity at the executive level, then we'll have diversity of the storytelling process.
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I'm a big believer of work/life balance. You need a little down time to recharge to make sure that when you're here, you're really all here. I still have a child in high school, so I go to her sporting events, even if it means leaving work and working again when I get home. I probably should work out a little more than I do.
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Melatonin levels start to rise around 9 or 10 at night in most people.
