James Weldon Johnson Quotes
It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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Food doesn't necessarily have to suck in order to be healthy. It doesn't have to be terrible to be healthy anymore.
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I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to be me. Just stuff like, 'You're my idol. I love you.' It's awesome. It's what it's all about.
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I never figured I'd go into the Hall of Fame. A kid from the Hill.
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You can have religion with spirituality. You can also have religion without spirituality.
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I spent years commuting into London when I was working as a temp, and I hated the monotony of it.
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Growing up with my dad, whenever I wanted to try something, he would let me try it but he wouldn't let me give up on it. If soccer was too tough and I said, 'I'm going to quit,' he'd be like, 'No, you're going to try everything and keep going at it.'
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There's very few dork movies made by dorks.
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I thought martial arts was going to help me with my movies and TV stuff, but I realized it would not.
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It's a society of knowledge and experience. You have better experience and knowledge when you are 60, 65 and 70.
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It would be a great adventure for Leicester to be in the Champions League.
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Upon this the Hungarian ministers resigned, but the names submitted by the president of the council, at the demand of the king, were not approved of for successors.
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I love 'Homeland.' I think it's such a well-done, well-acted TV show.
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous.
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I always learn something from every actor I've ever worked with. I always pick something from them.
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I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
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I am one who believes that the market, properly incentivized, can consistently outperform government regulation on achieving objectives.
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I used to feel guilty about owning a console.
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I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have, to detect the music, not of the spheres, but of earth, subtleties of major and minor chord that the wind strikes upon the tree branches. Have you ever heard the earth breathe?
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The struggle to make people understand the need for change is over.
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Calling Rand Paul 'the most interesting man in politics' is an invitation to an argument - but one we suspect he'd love to have.
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Remember Tupperware? That was the toughest stuff ever. Why can't they make a phone out of Tupperware?
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People have maybe, sometimes, said that I can, occasionally, be a teeny bit edgy and judgmental.
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It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree.
