John H. Johnson Quotes
Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals.
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I usually get all my stress and anger out at the gym. But when I get out, I'm kind of a pleasant person - really.
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I love to cook. But I have some food allergies, so I have to contend with those.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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I really wasn't even sure if I should continue acting. I would like try and figure out if I could be good enough to do it. It was like 10 or 12 years into my career before I felt like maybe I can do it. It was such a different time than now.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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A movie is about human beings, about humanity.
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Midi is my hobby.
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I go on a good many adventure-type trips. Whenever I go on one, it's always potentially going to be the setting for one of my books. I pay more attention to certain aspects than some other people might. Sometimes I use them, sometimes I don't. Most of the books I write are based on experiences I've had to some extent.
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Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
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My dad said, 'Cam, you can make this situation a dream or you can make this situation a nightmare.' That struck a fire under me. That was my drive.
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Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or do anything. You feel: please take my novel.
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In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.
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I don't think limits.
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There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
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When my family did shy away from Indian food, we'd eat a lot of Chinese. We'd use the wok a lot. I never had a problem with Brussels sprouts or broccoli growing up. I always grew up with the mentality of finishing your plate.
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I feel very much satisfied to play in Baltimore.
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You can tell a lot about a person from his underwear.
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When it looks impossible and you are ready to quit, victory is near!
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Kerouac was the cowboy that inspired the whole Beat Generation, and highlighted and put the spotlight on all of these minds that didn't really know what they were doing at the time, but accomplished something much bigger than what they ever foresaw.
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One of our children when he was two or three years old used to rush at me when he had been naughty, and beat against me, and what he wanted by this monstrous behavior was an affirmation of love. And I would put my arms around him and hold him very tight until the dragon was gone and the loving small boy had returned.
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Some people dream of having a big swimming pool. With me, it’s closets.
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For me, the big chore is always the same: how to begin a sentence, how to continue it, how to complete it.
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Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals.
