JR
JR
NationalityFrench
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth22 February 1983
CountryFrance
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I was president of the schools in junior high and high school, got a scholarship to New York University, played a little basketball, and was a celebrity.
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I was always told that I'd have to do a movie with a white guy in order to get the money. That's the way it was. That made me feel that I should have chosen some other profession, so I could have gotten my just deserts.
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I didn't know anything about acting, I didn't know anything about theater, but I was just an exceptional student at high school. I wanted to play ball; I'm going after a basketball scholarship and be a doctor. I got injured and my marks began to drop.
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You have a bout with death, things that touch your mortality, when that happens, all that bling-bling gets thrown away because all you've got is you and God.
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The fact of the matter is our homes are on the frontlines when it comes to protecting and conserving our critical water resources - more than that, they are also key to protecting our health.
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The reality is we talk a lot about it, but we really don't give everyone an opportunity to buy into it, and this combines both the best of Republican and Democratic ideals.
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The real estate business was something Dad and I could do together.
Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have done. More than some of the things that I've done.
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The product of extraordinary wealth allied to a taste for the sumptuous.
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I always knew that I would give back. My mother and my father both believe you have to work hard and give back. That's why I was a volunteer firefighter, that's why I worked in a homeless shelter. I always knew I'd give back, elective office or not.
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It's the job of a special advisor to be the eyes and ears of a minister and it's the job of a corporate lobbyist to represent the best interests of their organization.
I've been a minister and I know how cautious you have to be.
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The serendipitous nature of hypertext links is just brilliant for a curious mind. I love it.
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The last thing we want is politicians running newspapers, but so too we don't want newspapers running the government.