John Paul Young Quotes
I think it was a weird case of ‘cultural cringe’, and some of that element still exists today.
Quotes to Explore
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
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It's always great when you're really needed.
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None of us had any idea of how successful Downton was going to be. I thought I was signing up for another period drama that had a slightly modern feel. It had a freedom about it because it was coming out of the head of Julian Fellowes. Anything could happen and generally did.
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A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.
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Good day, fair maidens.
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Like so many Boomers, I saw 'Lawrence of Arabia' in 1962 when it was first released and when we were young teenagers. I'm not quite sure why - I really wish some psychologist would explain this - but that movie had a tremendous effect on many of us.
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A king that would not feel his crown too heavy for him, must wear it every day; but if he think it too light, he knoweth not of what metal it is made.
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Familiarity confounds all traits of distinction; interest and prejudice take away the power of judging.
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Give obedience where 'tis truly owed.
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God bless thee; and put meekness in thy breast, Love, charity, obedience, and true duty!
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One of the highest of human duties is the duty of encouragement...It is easy to laugh at men's ideals; it is easy to pour cold water on their enthusiasm; it is easy to discourage others. The world is full of discouragers. We have a Christian duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet. Blessed is the man who speaks such a word.
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There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
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I always expect unexpected challenges.
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There is no road to freedom, freedom is the road.
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Time is not at all what it seems. It does not flow in only one direction, and the future exists simultaneously with the past.
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The part that I really love is musical, but also part of it is cultural. That’s just a fact. The culture that usually surrounds me, I’ve always found it very vain, narcissistic, and immature. There’s just nothing rebellious, as far as I’m concerned, about a leather jacket.
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I think it was a weird case of ‘cultural cringe’, and some of that element still exists today.
