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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It is always delightful when a great and beautiful idea proves to be consonant with reality.
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When you see people on the street, they're living in their phones. They aren't living where they are - they haven't got the energy of the past. And so it's something that needs to be reestablished.
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It's just unreal, I'm shocked myself. I've played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
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A great actor is simply just seeing him or herself, and reacting to what exists around them.
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We must remember that we do not observe nature as it actually exists, but nature exposed to our methods of perception. The theories determine what we can or cannot observe...Reality is an illusion, albeit a persistent one.
