Trick Daddy (Maurice Samuel Young) Quotes
I used to hold back because people would get offended, but now I'm like, 'You're going to hear me, regardless. Whether you accept what I have to say or not is on you.'
Quotes to Explore
-
Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.
-
I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
-
My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.
-
No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.
-
When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life.
-
I feel like 'Work' was a really good song for people to get to know me, as it's obviously biographical. With 'Bounce,' I wanted to make sure people know there's a fun side to me as well as the somber and serious one.
-
I think we have to keep working enormously hard to see that every single Indigenous child - every Australian child - has true equality of opportunity. We've got to work harder at it. I think, you know, the heartland issue for us is the gap; the gap in life expectancy in this country.
-
The notion of 'reduce and refine' is one I've pursued. I truly believe that by making things less complex, by finding innovative ways to make sustainability affordable, we can advance the notion that it is possible.
-
The political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in navigating the difficult terrain.
-
No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
-
Working hard is great, being lazy sometimes is great, but failed potential is the worst.
-
It had been almost 30 years since the LPGA has played in Mexico. We are definitely looking forward to playing there next year and also coming back to play in Mexico in a month or so.
-
Shorts wager on price declines by selling shares that they have borrowed in the hope of buying them back at far lower prices.
-
I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.
-
I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job.
-
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
-
I'm a participant in the doctrine of constructive ambiguity.
-
It's nice to look good, but the most important thing is to be you.
-
Fortunately... 'With Fi and Jane' features BBC veterans Fi Glover and Jane Garvey sitting in the BBC cafe, nattering about whatever interests them.
-
What I want is for people to really grab hold of language and not be nervous about it. 'The Word Spy' is all about diving in and playing with words.
-
Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
-
I think my music is definitely country but it's got a little bit of that rock flair about it. I always try to find the things that everyday people deal with in their everyday lives and situations in the songs that I sing.
-
Commencement speech at Howard University, as quoted in 'Obama: Students Need to Stop Shutting Down Speech of People They Disagree With' by Josh Feldman, Mediaite (7 May 2016)
-
I used to hold back because people would get offended, but now I'm like, 'You're going to hear me, regardless. Whether you accept what I have to say or not is on you.'
