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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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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You have one heart, and once you give it away, it's gone. If you wear it on your sleeve, a lot of people are there to take advantage of it.
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Was she the same person to-night as last night? Was she two persons? If she was only one, which one? Or was she a mere vessel of receptiveness, a transparent vessel into which other people poured their view of her, and she instantly reflected the exact colour of their opinion?
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People who live in a glass house have to answer the door.
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They told me that I had a leaky valve, which is something that is certainly not life-threatening. It's common and it's something that had I not known about it, would I have lived? Sure. But it's something that I think is important to know, especially as I get older and given that I have heart disease in my family.
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Melatonin levels start to rise around 9 or 10 at night in most people.
