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James Weldon Johnson Quotes

American - Poet | June 17, 1871 - June 26, 1938

My luck at the gambling table was varied; sometimes I was fifty to a hundred dollars ahead, and at other times I had to borrow money from my fellow workmen to settle my room rent and pay for my meals.

James Weldon Johnson

Money Luck Gambling Table Sometimes

In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of them. I formed the acquaintance of a good many musicians, several of whom spoke of my playing in high terms.

James Weldon Johnson

Good Musicians High Playing Berlin

I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle.

James Weldon Johnson

Beauty Face Thought Earth Paris Big

I had enjoyed life in Paris, and, taking all things into consideration, enjoyed it wholesomely.

James Weldon Johnson

Life Paris Things Consideration Had

But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice all the joys and sorrows, the hopes and ambitions, of the American Negro, in classic musical form.

James Weldon Johnson

Voice American Desire Classic Own

As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little aristocrat.

James Weldon Johnson

Perfect Look Back I Can Now See

Americans are immensely popular in Paris; and this is not due solely to the fact that they spend lots of money there, for they spend just as much or more in London, and in the latter city they are merely tolerated because they do spend.

James Weldon Johnson

Money City Paris London More Just

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