John Roger Stephens (John Legend) Quotes
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Don't go into any store that features shopping bags that can stand on their own accord in the middle of a table. This sort of shopping bag denotes prices that will start chipping into your children's college education fund. Avoid it.
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I have loved Elliott Carter's music for many years.
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If I learned anything from the Army, it was about being able to get things done, no matter how tough the assignment, and it served me later in life.
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When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
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There's no regrets for me.
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The very idea of marriage is basic to recognition as equals in our society; any status short of that is inferior, unjust, and unconstitutional.
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All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.
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I played point guard my whole life.
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I can be very self-destructive, but quietly.
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In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
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I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.
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First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.
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When I am angry, I pray God to swing our globe into the fiery sun and prevent the sorrows of the not-yet-born: but when I am content, I want to lie forever in the shade, till I become a shade myself.
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You can never be too rich or too thin.
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We stand on our songs and we stand on the songs that we wrote for other people. That gives us a higher platform.
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I don't have a goal. I don't limit myself to a goal.
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My book 'The Exciting Adventures of Boo' was first published when I was fifteen. It is a children's book with ten different stories. In each story, the main character Boo learns a lesson - one of the ten most important lessons I learned as a kid. I also donated all the money from my books I personally sold to my local ASPCA Animal Shelter.
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Anyone who is interested in the psychology of children will have observed that whereas one child will resist temptation or seduction, another will easily yield to it. There are children who will hardly oppose any resistance to the invitation of an unknown person to follow him; others who react in an opposite way in the same circumstances.
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Part of why the Tea Party so deeply threatened the elite media is the tea party looked around and suddenly realized, there are more of us than there are of them.
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Everyone seems to relate to the awkwardness of being a teenager, or even a 30-year-old.
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Ever since I was a teenager, I always had a very strong sense of my own personal style. Kind of for better or for worse - actually I don't think it's ever been for worse. The way that I dress has always been a pretty accurate reflection of my personality and my life.
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My mum lives in Boston; she's famous for teaching wushu and t'ai chi. So from when I was young, my mum and aunt were like: 'You're training; you're not playing baseball or football.' Training every day was normal. Later, when I was almost a teenager, Bruce Lee became my idol.
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I was a wedding singer as a teenager.
