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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Change is a continuous process. You cannot assess it with the static yardstick of a limited time frame. When a seed is sown into the ground, you cannot immediately see the plant. You have to be patient. With time, it grows into a large tree. And then the flowers bloom, and only then can the fruits be plucked.
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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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If you create a movie that is only character driven, with a weak plot, then you - as a director, you have to make sure you keep pushing the tempo.
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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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Los Angeles.
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I learned I'm not a good executive, I'm an entrepreneur and I'm creative. I have to go with my gut and do what I want to do.
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My own view is that no major advance was ever found as a result of a committee's recommendation... We should be honest in telling these agencies we often don't know where some ideas are going to lead, but we hope they are going to clarify a problem.
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The wealthy man is not he who has money, but he who has the means to live in the luxurious state of early spring.
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I still don't know how to jump-start a car, even though it's been told to me a million times. But I do love thinking about how creativity works.
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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!'
