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John Legend Quotes

Well, I was always a bit of a political junkie. Even as a kid I would read biographies of presidents and of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King and Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington.

John Legend

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: December 28, 1978

Topics

King Political Washington Kid Always

So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours.

Joan Armatrading

Me Over Years Different Who Certain

Risk takes on a lot of different forms, be it financial, the draft slot, something physical.

Jerry Jones

Financial Risk Something Different

I'm not great at judging a career. Or planning one.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Great Planning Career Judging

Housing is a social issue: how we live and where we live.

Matthew Desmond

Live Housing Social Where How Issue

When the ball dropped in 1999, I was holding dough and champagne in my hands and holding my kids.

Method Man

Hands Ball Champagne Kids Dough

Over the years, our federal prisons have become a breeding ground for radicalization. By allowing volunteers to enter the system without first having to undergo a comprehensive background check, some of the most vulnerable members of society have become susceptible to radicalization.

Stephen Fincher

Society Become First Over Without

Ultimately, progress and innovation win.

Travis Kalanick

Innovation Progress Win Ultimately

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

Rita Mae Brown

Yourself You Reward Conformity Likes

For seven years, I made films in the cinema verite tradition - photographing what was happening without manipulating it. Then I realised I wanted to make things happen for myself, through feature films.

Mira Nair

Myself Tradition Cinema Things Happen

I realized eventually that when I ran out of places to stay and found myself on the D train and in Central Park, I was actually homeless.

Liz Murray

Myself Homeless Train Places Park

A lot of straight and transgender boys get in touch with me through my website and social media. They tell me I'm inspirational and beautiful. It boosts my self-esteem.

Jazz Jennings

Inspirational Beautiful Social Media

I am a celebrity, but I don't want people standing outside my wedding venue.

Divyanka Tripathi

I Am People Wedding Want Celebrity