Adrian Younge Quotes
Change the sound. Make people rethink what they're doing. That's what I really wanna do.
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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In fact, there is clear evidence of black intellectual superiority: in 1984, 92 percent of blacks voted to retire Ronald Reagan, compared to only 36 percent of whites.
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Nobody has done more for me than my parents, who devoted untold amounts of time and money that allowed me to play the game I love. It's no exaggeration to say I never would have gotten anywhere near a World Cup, an Olympics, or even the U.S. national team without them. I have never forgotten that, and I never will.
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I can't be bought. I don't need to be bought. I'm not a careerist. I don't need to have a career in politics. I'm in a very, very luxurious position, but I am in a position of strength.
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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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I have been acting since I was thirteen.
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The more hardcore conservative you are, the more tightly identified you are with defending the interest of capital as an interest of the system based on hyper-competition, the more likely it is that you vehemently deny climate change. Because if climate change is real, your worldview will come crashing down around you.
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Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.'
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I like boxes because of the secrets they hide.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.
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The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.
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I cherish the ballets made for myself by Mr. Balanchine. He never lost his temper. He was quiet, humble, the genius of the 20th century.
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I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.
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Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
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Energy has become a national security issue and as technology continues to improve, there will be more debates like the one on Keystone.
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There are people who believe in expanding the welfare state across the spectrum of races and ethnicities and creeds.
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Golf isn't just about hitting a lot of drivers. I grew up playing on my front lawn, chipping and putting into soup cans, out of the ivy and over rose bushes and hedges - the little Alcott Golf and Country Club. I just loved having a wedge in my hands.
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There are so many fun charity festivals in the Hamptons. We enjoy so many fun events for kids such as Kidsfest. We also go to Super Saturday. We like to chill out and go out by the pool. We do things that are fun for kids and good for charity.
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I basically never believed that I was a commercial actor. Just because of the outcome of many auditions over time. No one hired me.
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I will not claim I will solve all the world's problems by myself. If I did, I'd have to run as a Republican or a Democrat.
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Change the sound. Make people rethink what they're doing. That's what I really wanna do.
