William P. Young Quotes
I grew up fundamentalist, evangelical, Protestant. Those are my roots, and they are good roots. But it means the Pharisees are my people. I grew up with an image of God that was not helpful -- largely the face of my father expanded.
Quotes to Explore
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I think downloading is both saving and killing the music industry at the same time.
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There is no button that you push and the next day you become independent.
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The character I play is a wonderful compilation of things I hate about myself and things I love about myself and things that I've invented to make her even more interesting than me.
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The important thing to remember is war does not progress linearly. The future course of events is going to be very difficult to predict with a high degree of precision.
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What is Norah Jones' style? Is it just the albums that we've heard? She has a rock group where she plays guitar in, downtown in New York, so do we really know her style?
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a certain road.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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I hope everybody enjoys our input on 'Black Water' - it sure was a lot of fun getting to record it.
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It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.
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The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.
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Great research universities around the world are visible not just through their quality graduates but as knowledge creators and technology developers.
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If you are ambitious to talk well, you must be as much as possible in the society of well-bred, cultured people. If you seclude yourself, though you are a college graduate, you will be a poor converser.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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I know I've got a degree. Why does that mean I have to spend my life with intellectuals? I've got a lifesaving certificate but I don't spend my evenings diving for a rubber brick with my pyjamas on.
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Knowing your HIV status is so important for your future health and that of your loved ones.
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You can have your secret as long as I have your heart.
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Often when I feel I am reaching a saturation point in my performances, I think of coming back to NSD and attending workshops.
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Politicians make mistakes. People misspeak in public. God knows I have proven both. A lot.
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Since the last tour I have done a lot of extensive travel to Iraq, Kuwait, Siberia, South Korea and other places and picked up some hopefully interesting stories. We are living in interesting times and as bad as things are, I draw considerable inspiration from some of the things I'm seeing and people I'm meeting. I'm looking forward to getting out on the road and talking about it all.
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I grew up fundamentalist, evangelical, Protestant. Those are my roots, and they are good roots. But it means the Pharisees are my people. I grew up with an image of God that was not helpful -- largely the face of my father expanded.
