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.
Tananarive Due -
The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
Walter Kaufmann -
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.
Adam D'Angelo -
What we all want is public safety. We don't want rhetoric that's framed through ideology.
Kamala Harris -
On many different singles, I was able to marry my music with rappers who understood the natural bond between us.
R. Kelly -
We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
Ted Deutch
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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.
Langston Hughes -
The economic costs of starting your own business can be significant; in fact, most new startup companies fail because of undercapitalization.
Fabrizio Moreira -
Education can become a self-fulfilling activity, liberating in and of itself.
Abraham Maslow -
I'm in a monogamous relationship and very happy.
Frances Bean Cobain -
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.
Adam Jones -
When my car broke down in L.A., nobody stopped. They just kept whizzing by.
Octavia Spencer
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I like traditions, and the national anthem is important.
Kate Mara -
Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.
Felix Baumgartner -
I always tell younger actors that if they want to learn the ropes, there's no better place to do it than right here in the U.K.
David Harewood -
I went to study some orchestration stuff because I got so inspired working with all the orchestras.
Dido Armstrong -
Fischer, the great American chess champion, famously said, 'Chess is life.' I would say, 'Pi is life.'
Daniel Tammet -
Directing is a rarefied business. And you see very few women pass that Rubicon.
Donna Langley
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I was a 'Warcraft' player myself, and when I pitched my take on the film, they said right away, 'That is a player. That is the game.' So I've had their support from the very beginning.
Duncan Jones -
India did not innovate with the ATMs. But when we brought ATMs into India and made the machines talk in 15 regional languages to the people in rural India, we got millions of transactions on the ATM.
Chanda Kochhar -
Every day I run scared. That's the only way I can stay ahead.
John H. Johnson