Chris Young Quotes
When I was making my second record, I was in studio, and I was like, 'No more ballads! Absolutely not!' And somebody walked in with 'The Man I Wanna Be' and I heard it and was like, 'Ah, crap!'
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The more success you get, you start to be harder on yourself or more afraid of the looking glass. You have to learn to build a thicker skin because people are paying more attention.
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Glasgow has truly become my home away from home.
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I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering.
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Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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I liked St. Louis, when they were in the American League, because that was going home. I had all my family and friends there.
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It's a political and manipulative industry. Actors vie for the same roles, movies are snatched away. Have I ever been manipulated? Yes. But I haven't manipulated anyone because if you think from the heart, you cannot be calculative. I have spent nights crying.
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Youth is ever apt to judge in haste, and lose the medium in the wild extreme.
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I think women love to read love stories.
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I think men are, like, repulsive, and I prefer being in a room with women. I think they're often just more interesting.
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I have a collection of impractical vintage dresses and jackets. I guess I never grew out of the 'playing dress up' faze. It's actually a bit of a problem.
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I've always liked drama; I've always found it really fun, like, I did go to drama club and things like that.
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Genius: the superhuman in man.
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Technology is an enabler; you have to be at the cutting edge of technology - there is no choice.
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There are perks to being the partner of a professional athlete - we were invited into beautiful homes, enjoyed stunning sponsor cars, got special treatment at restaurants, and attended many exquisite functions.
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The presidency has a funny way of making a person feel the need to pray.
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Seattle sucks. New York and Chicago are real cities. Seattle is Dubuque, Iowa, putting on airs. People here think Seattle is Paris... it ain't. I've been to Paris, and this place isn't Paris.
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I have not lived, but only dreamed about living.
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Sense of self, and the way one shares it, is perhaps the most valuable and poetic gift in the arsenal of one's life and craft.
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Women want the fairytale. Not all women, of course, but most women grow up dreaming about the kind of man who would risk everything for them, even knowing they might get hurt.
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I've have a number of violent tics. With Tourette syndrome, there's not just compulsive actions, but compulsive thoughts as well. That used to scare my mother a lot.
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I find outdoors easier than indoors, but I am more interested in indoor athletics. I prefer it because it is hotter indoors, and I like the shorter laps.
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I did take comfort in the vespers and compline. I might have become a monk if I hadn't come out.
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When I was making my second record, I was in studio, and I was like, 'No more ballads! Absolutely not!' And somebody walked in with 'The Man I Wanna Be' and I heard it and was like, 'Ah, crap!'
