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I always figured I would live...

I always figured I would live long enough to see a black president. The movies predicted it. Usually, Morgan Freeman.

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As a politician, you have to ...

As a politician, you have to deal with someone wanting you to fail every day. I think I prefer being in a situation where generally people are rooting for me, and if they aren't rooting for me, they aren't out there to see my downfall. I respect the people who have the stomach for it.

John Legend 223 quotes

I signed with Kanye back in 2...

I signed with Kanye back in 2003, and at that time, 'The College Dropout' hadn't even come out, so he was still relatively unknown compared to where he is now. He wasn't a household name; people were still calling him 'Kane.'

John Legend 223 quotes

I was a huge 'Breaking Bad' f...

I was a huge 'Breaking Bad' fan. I just loved the whole thing. Always interesting, always urgent. The stakes were always high.

John Legend 223 quotes

When you're releasing an albu...

When you're releasing an album, you never know how it's going to go. You never know how a critic is going to receive it or how much it's going to sell.

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I feel like fashion is making...

I feel like fashion is making steps toward diversity, but I think they could do more.

John Legend 223 quotes

I was an English major in col...

I was an English major in college who concentrated in African-American literature and culture. So I read quite a few slave narratives and stories of escape, and I grew up in Ohio, which was a common stop on the Underground Railroad.

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I've fundraised for Hillary, ...

I've fundraised for Hillary, and I'll be voting for her. I don't think we should be electing Donald Trump as president, and I'm supportive of Hillary's campaign.

John Legend 223 quotes

The most I ever spent on tech...

The most I ever spent on technology is building a studio - I built one at home in Los Angeles. I can't tell you how much exactly, but the whole process is very expensive.

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I like a lot of documentaries...

I like a lot of documentaries, I like political movies and political thrillers. But I also like a good action movie. I like a pretty wide range.

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For me as a songwriter, I lov...

For me as a songwriter, I love when other people cover my songs.

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I do believe that part of us ...

I do believe that part of us ending racism is us seeing each other's humanity and learning to love each other, even if we look different or worship differently or live differently.

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Mass incarceration is a polic...

Mass incarceration is a policy that's kind of built up over the last four decades and it's destroyed families and communities, and something we need to change. And it's fallen disproportionally on black and brown communities, especially black communities, and it's kind of a manifestation of structural racism.

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I spent a lot of time, a lot ...

I spent a lot of time, a lot of energy trying to be a better artist and I still [do]. I spend a lot of time focusing on my craft. If you're going to take your passion into something beyond just something for fun on the side, you got to spend a lot of time on it to be great, and then you've got to make smart decisions about who you collaborate with [and] where you live [to] put yourself in the right situations to meet the right people to catch those breaks.

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People tell me all the time t...

People tell me all the time that my songs help them express things to loved ones that they may not be able to say themselves.

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All men should be feminists. ...

All men should be feminists. If men cared about women's rights, the world would be a better place

John Legend 223 quotes

The main focus for me is not ...

The main focus for me is not trying to find duet partners. It's about just making great songs. I want most of my album to be in my voice, because it's my point of view.

John Legend 223 quotes

I used read about Dr. King a ...

I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything, I was just really excited about him. So I just started reading about him very young and was inspired by his legacy and looked to him as a role model.

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Sometimes I start just on the...

Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.

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The issue I focus on the most...

The issue I focus on the most is extreme poverty. I think it's kind of out of sight out of mind. I wish there would be more stories about that to connect people to what's happening. To personalize it, to make it real to people, to inspire them to action.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....