James Arthur Quotes
I've made mistakes, and I'm very aware of them, and I've tried to better myself from those mistakes.
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People get TV deals by doing something in their grandmother's basement. It is definitely the wave. Everybody is trying to do all that stuff. I mean, the Internet is the only reason that I've gotten work is because I've somehow created a line and people have seen it. And then I've been asked to auditions.
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I love this planet... I want to see the environment preserved and I want to see the human race preserved. And I'd like to see everybody living decently in a more equitable, kind-hearted, thoughtful, generous world.
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I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.
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Black-and-white always looks modern, whatever that word means.
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A woman can never have enough shoes.
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I find it's really hard for anybody to meet anyone. I'm not big on dates anyways. I still have to work that out.
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Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don't just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It's a daily struggle.
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Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
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The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk too much, like Bill Clinton. Some presidents try to talk but don't know how, like George Bush senior.
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I dance. A lot. I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.
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My job is to notice echoes and notice resonances. Scientists are not supposed to do the same thing that cultural critics do.
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Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it.
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I believe that in this world it is impossible to understand God.
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To have someone like Clint Eastwood come along and shoot your first draft as written is just any screenwriter's dream. And Clint is very straightforward. If it's good enough to get his attention, it's good enough to produce.
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When you make a movie independently, you raise the money beforehand, and then you make the movie kind of by yourself.
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I want to be in a stable relationship and have kids by the time I'm 30.
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In a popular medium, you're going to get loads of stuff that is trite, but there'll also be some really special moments.
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I don't think my vocals demand effects. I like reverb to a certain extent, but I don't want to hide my voice. I like stripped-down vocals, but I also like crazy, powerful, doubled vocals like in dance or electronic music.
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You can make excuses or you can make progress. You choose.
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Beware of advice. Consider your sources carefully. Look them up. See if you respect what they've made. Get educated. Be informed about who's real and who isn't. Study your craft and your industry, practice all the time, challenge yourself - write things you think you can't, try things you have been told you shouldn't try - leave room for surprises, and learn how to collaborate.
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Alfred Nobel believed that social changes are brought about slowly, and sometimes by indirect means.
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I think of veganism humbly and holistically. It's about taking personal responsibility in a world so full of needless suffering. It's challenging one's self to open one's eyes and question society's assumptions and habits. It's about critical thinking and compassion and how we would like to see the world evolve.
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I've made mistakes, and I'm very aware of them, and I've tried to better myself from those mistakes.
