John Roger Stephens (John Legend) Quotes
The Obamas have been a great example for the country, and I think people are getting a bit nostalgic for that now when they see what some of the alternatives might be.
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The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed.
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Age for me is just a number.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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We're proud to be lifetime musicians and a band that lives like a band and loves the music and gives our lives to it.
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In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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I was supposed to be a doctor. I was supposed to go to Princeton. And everything I was supposed to do I didn't.
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I've always been honest with my fans, and I want to keep that up because I feel they can see through the fakeness.
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Early impressions are like glimpses seen through the window by night when lightning is about.
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Cooking and eating at home is made even better by the fact that you don't have to worry about driving after a couple of bottles of very nice wine. For me that's the ideal combination: working hard and enjoying the fruits of your labour.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it.
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The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
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Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.
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I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.
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Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training.
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Leaks are always bad news.
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All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.
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The media have substituted themselves for the older world.
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Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.
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When I'm painting the picture, I'm really painting a picture. I may have a flat-footed technique, or something like that, but still, to me, the thrill, or the meat of the thing, is the actual painting. I don't get any thrill out of laying it out.
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I have copies of the books my grandfather illustrated for Scribner's in each house. I read those books all the time.
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The Obamas have been a great example for the country, and I think people are getting a bit nostalgic for that now when they see what some of the alternatives might be.
