John H. Johnson Quotes
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Inspired by Alex Haley's 'Roots,' at the age of 11 I began a handwritten Middle Passage story called 'Lawdy, Lawdy, Make Us Free.' I was raised by civil rights activists with a very strong sense of racial history and consciousness.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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What we all want is public safety. We don't want rhetoric that's framed through ideology.
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On many different singles, I was able to marry my music with rappers who understood the natural bond between us.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
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The economic costs of starting your own business can be significant; in fact, most new startup companies fail because of undercapitalization.
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Education can become a self-fulfilling activity, liberating in and of itself.
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I'm in a monogamous relationship and very happy.
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Writing bores me so.
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Different people get different things out of the images. It doesn't matter what it's about, all that matters is how it makes you feel.
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When my car broke down in L.A., nobody stopped. They just kept whizzing by.
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I like traditions, and the national anthem is important.
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Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.
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The artist makes art not to save mankind but to save himself. Every benevolent comment by an artist is a fog to cover his tracks, the bloody trail of his assault against reality and others.
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'Here are my roses. Like ’em?' 'They’re beautiful,' said Laura politely. 'On the whole,' said Mr. Baldock, 'I prefer them to human beings. They don’t last as long for one thing.'
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Die Wahrheit kann warten: denn sie hat ein langes Leben vor sich.
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I really connect to strong feminist writers that make their ideas accessible for the rest of the world.
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If you can imagine the area and the land in Cambodia, I mean there are hardly any roads in big parts of the country. The roads they have, in the rainy season, become just mud. So, if you’re somebody that has just one leg, or blind with no arms and you have children and you’re trying to work, and earn some money, and take care of your home, it’s hard enough to be a parent and do all of that normally.
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When I write a song, the music comes from my spirit, which is very playful and optimistic, but then the lyrics come from my head, which is in a different space.
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For 'Never Knowing,' I outlined it and then blocked it out on my office wall with index cards, but things still happened organically.
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Every day I run scared. That's the only way I can stay ahead.
