Kevin Young Quotes
I'm not a historian. I know historians. I've worked with them. They have a really powerful way of looking at the world, and I think so do poets.

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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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At no point am I ever threatened by people who question who I am, or why I like the things I do, or my legitimacy. Because I know who I am very strongly, and I think that's what geek culture can reinforce.
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I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again.
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There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.
Garry Kasparov -
My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.
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'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.
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I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.
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I still have a young attitude.
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There were so many pretty girls coming into the salon as clients, and others working in the salon. And I thought, 'Hmm. This is rather nice.'
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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age.
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Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent. A strong spirit transcends rules,' Prince once said - and nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, his band, and all who loved him.
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Our ages ranged from 22, down to 18, and we had a 6 month contract to go to Bogata, Columbia. And of course, it was during the depression, we were still with our parents, and things were still pretty tough on them back in the United States.
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Health food makes me sick.
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The failure of the Russian Socialist Republic will be the defeat of the proletariat of the whole world.
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I'm not a historian. I know historians. I've worked with them. They have a really powerful way of looking at the world, and I think so do poets.