Mary Harris Jones Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
People asked, 'So what are you - a multimillionaire?' I like to say, 'A billionaire wanna-be.'
-
You have to struggle to stay alive and be of use as long as you can.
-
There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
-
Over a three year period, I gave away half of what I had. To be honest, my hands shook as I signed it away. I knew I was taking myself out of the race to be the richest man in the world.
-
There's been a number of erroneous biographies, articles and so on written about Billy and we both thought it would be a good idea to produce a true one.
-
I couldn't hit an elephant's ass with a bull fiddle.
-
Not only do I not want to be stereotyped as this Asian girl who fights - gee, what a wonder - but also I have more to offer than that.
-
My parents had to go to Ohio to get married in 1965 because it was still illegal in Mississippi. My white father and black mother.
-
Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.
-
It would be nice to be a bit autonomous again, to enjoy something a bit quiet.
-
The Empress has been connected with the ideas of universal fecundity and in a general sense with activity.
-
My dad was a janitor for U.S. Radium Corporation, and he stayed there for 37 years. So he didn't read.
-
Honestly, if the worst these people can say about me is that I'm gay, then I think I'll be fine. I can handle it.
-
I'm an urban act.
-
When you ask people, 'What's the opposite of fragile?,' they tend to say robust, resilient, adaptable, solid, strong. That's not it. The opposite of fragile is something that gains from disorder.
-
What I want to focus on tonight is the state of our democracy. Understand, democracy does not require uniformity but democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity - the idea that for all our outward differences, we're all in this together; that we rise or fall as one.
-
I believe that the want of our age is not more 'free' handling of the Bible, but more 'reverent' handling, more humility, more patient study, and more prayer.
-
I was very much aware that we still had to get safely back down the mountain again and that was quite an important factor. I really felt the most excitement when we finally got to the bottom of the mountain again and it was all behind us.
-
When life hands you a lemon, say 'Oh yeah, I like lemons. What else you got?
-
I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.
-
'Vice Squad' needed to be real if it was going to have the impact that I wanted it to have.
-
I think you should ride the line between fatigue and chaos. The chaos keeps the energy level and spontaneity maximized, while fatigue is just over the edge, and you should try to avoid it.
-
Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep.
-
Sit down and read. Educate yourself for the coming conflicts.
