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I've written good love songs when I have been in love and I've written good love songs when I haven't.

John Legend

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John Legend
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: December 28
Actor
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Singer
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Critics like to describe and categorize things, and categories often have a way of limiting people.
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I guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big.
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We're so used to having everything we want at our fingertips so I think that when things get tough it's difficult for people to persist through that.
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I want you to live the best life you can. You can be world-changers. .. Pursue this life of love with focus and passion and ambition and courage. Give it your all. And that will be your path to true success.
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I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.
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