Joe Morton Quotes

There are lots of stories about my culture that I think bring a whole other perspective to who we are and where we have been and how we got here that I think need to be done.

Joe Morton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 18, 1947

Topics

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I think the reason I'm a writer is because first, I was a reader. I loved to read. I read a lot of adventure stories and mystery books, and I have wonderful memories of my mom reading picture books aloud to me. I learned that words are powerful.

Andrew Clements

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We know that we cannot live together without rules which tell us what is right and what is wrong, what is permitted and what is prohibited. We know that it is law which enables men to live together, that creates order out of chaos. We know that law is the glue that holds civilization together.

Robert Kennedy

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I've noticed it a lot. I'm not someone who revises. It's always the first movement, it's that. It's an instinct. Either it works straight away, or it won't ever work.

Amelie Nothomb

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On its surface, the HBO documentary series 'Hard Knocks,' about the New York Jets' training camp, resembles another HBO series, 'The Sopranos.' Both star the stout patriarch of a New Jersey 'family' preoccupied with food, intimidation, and florid profanity.

Steve Rushin

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As a prosecutor, I've been in prisons. I've had the opportunity to see what they're like in America.

Tom Rooney

OpportunityAmericaSeeBeenLike

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

Michael Jordan

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When I'm writing, I'm never trying to teach anything - maybe I'm trying to illuminate.

Judy Blume

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With 'Scandal,' I was there from the beginning. I got to experience the transformation from its initial slow start to the water-cooler hit it became. I have thoroughly enjoyed the ride, and am deeply grateful for it. I can't believe how often people stop me on the street to talk about it.

Joshua Malina

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I actually never wanted to sing, and I thought that I was never going to sing, but I see that God had other plans.

Deborah Joy Winans

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What's dangerous is the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few individuals.

Arpad Busson

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Madrid always opens its doors to great players.

Sergio Ramos

GreatDoorsAlwaysPlayersMadrid

I'm not against government involvement in times of need. I am for recognizing that big public companies will continue to cut jobs in an effort to prop up stock prices, which in turn stimulates the need for more government involvement.

Mark Cuban

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