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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I had my hair down for a long time. I shaved my head, you know, a couple of years ago. And, then, I started to wear my hair short, and I thought that was cool. But, at the same time, I never want to put rules down on me and say, 'OK, I do this for this and this for that.' I just don't like rules. I don't.
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There's no map for being an artist.
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I've been on the end of losing a fight, and there's a piece of my heart that has compassion towards that because I know how it feels.
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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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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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I think it was a weird case of ‘cultural cringe’, and some of that element still exists today.
