John Roger Stephens (John Legend) Quotes
In America we have big issues with education - in impoverished communities especially. I work with Teach For All, and so we're encouraging more people to get into teaching.
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Histories are to educate so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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I've loved thrillers and spy stories since I was a kid. It's probably not a bad rule of thumb to write the kinds of stories you love to read.
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My older kids are fantastic people. It can't be the result of my influence on them.
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We're here for a little, little bit of time, and I just wanna make the most out of it.
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Doctrines provide an architecture for both Republican and Democrat presidents to carry out policies.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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I'm not a Democrat.
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I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.
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I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.
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I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire... that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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I saw the pilot for 'Girls' about six months before it aired.
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I like to browse in Cartier, Chanel and Gucci and if something special grabs my eye I splash out.
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One of my favorite movie characters is Mother Sister from Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing.' It is such a beautiful name, and she is such a beautiful character, Mother Sister, the all-seeing eye over the block.
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My favorite action movie growing up was 'Supergirl.' It wasn't good by any stretch of the imagination, but it was my favorite because I wanted to be her. I have a Supergirl tattoo.
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It's like you take these great actors and put them in an aquarium of life and just watch them swim. That's what makes editing tough because you get all these beautiful, unplanned moments.
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The very first thing I ever did, I was doing some work for the French Cultural Center. They wanted a little recording set up. And I got wire. A wire recorder. The wire came off spools, and to cut and edit, you tied it together in little square knots. Can you imagine?
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In America we have big issues with education - in impoverished communities especially. I work with Teach For All, and so we're encouraging more people to get into teaching.
