John Roger Stephens (John Legend) Quotes
People like Dick Gregory, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone show me what the definition of an artist is - it isn't just to make art but to speak truth to what's happening, speak beauty into the world, speak love into the world and also... get involved.
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I grew up in a very large, poor family.
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
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If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would.
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There is always shame in the creation of an object for the public gaze.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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Inevitably, I think the people that want to work with me are also the people that I want to work with.
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Guys like Clyde McPhatter used to sing their tail ends off!
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I think nowadays, women are breaking the borders or the boundaries and also trying to give a new interpretation in terms of impact you can have to the society.
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Anybody that's been in an election, you're always looking to get the upper hand.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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I had seen birth and death but had thought they were different.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.
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Pregnancy isn't 'I can eat whatever I want,' because you have to remember you're going to be stuck with a lot of that weight afterwards that you need to try to get off.
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I'm a believer in home-made recipes and concoctions, so I stick to natural or herbal products as much as I can. I also meditate regularly to de-stress.
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I saw myself as a writer, a novelist, even though I was living the life of a mother and housewife. Writing was - and is - what I do.
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I've been around the bend in corporations.
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I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Marriage is actually really terrifying. It doesn't work for many people.
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I love getting out the house because writing is such a solitary business that even being at the library makes me feel part of the world.
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The initial research will be very indiscriminate. I do a lot of reading, buy a stack of books and read and digest them, and then I start doing phone interviews and archival research and then the travelling.
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In order to have a decentralised database, you need to have security. In order to have security, you need to - you need to have incentives.
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People like Dick Gregory, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone show me what the definition of an artist is - it isn't just to make art but to speak truth to what's happening, speak beauty into the world, speak love into the world and also... get involved.
