We wrote this song for a film that was based on events that were 50 years ago, but we say Selma is now, because the struggle for justice is right now. John Legend More Quotes by John Legend More Quotes From John Legend You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and become stronger and smarter. John Legend strongerwork-outmotivational We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique. John Legend shininglightunique Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure. John Legend realsoulinspiring We have a serious problem with incarceration in this country. It's destroying families, it's destroying communities and we're the most incarcerated country in the world, and when you look deeper and look at the reasons we got to this place, we as a society made some choices politically and legislatively, culturally to deal with poverty, deal with mental illness in a certain way and that way usually involves using incarceration. John Legend communitychoicescountry I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting. John Legend keep-learninggrowinglistening 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. John Legend passionambitiongiving The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful John Legend peacefulweapons The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education John Legend empoweringfightingpeople When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that. John Legend tryinghandspeople Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections John Legend curvesperfectlove-you The future started yesterday, and we're already late. John Legend futurelateyesterday My head’s under water but I’m breathing fine John Legend finebreathingwater A just society is not one built on fear or repression or vengeance or exclusion, but one built on love. Love for our families. Love for our neighbors. Love for the least among us. Love for those who look different or worship differently. Love for those we don't even know. John Legend family-lovedifferentlooks We're just ordinary people. We don't know which way to go. John Legend ordinarypeopleway I just want it to be timeless and timely at the same time. John Legend timelytimelesswant If a relationship is going to work, it will require compromise and, even then, it is not always going to end the way you want it to. John Legend compromisewantway I feel like my job is to make impact, spread love, tell great stories, inspire people, that's what I am going to do. John Legend impactjobspeople I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook, and the lyrics come last. Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical ideas, but for me the music tells me what to talk about. John Legend writingpeopleideas Why wouldn't I help? What good reason do I have as a human being with power and a sense of empathy and morality, why wouldn't I do something? John Legend empathyvolunteerhelping-others Experience is a great teacher. John Legend experienceteacherreality
