Jesmyn Ward Quotes

I think that the first book that made me think that I could try to be a writer - or that made me aware that a young black woman from the South could write about the South - was Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple,' which I read for the first time when I was in junior high.

Jesmyn Ward

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

TimeWomanMeBookColorThink

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.

Jesse Jackson

FlowerSoulPeopleSeedsBodyHis

I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character.

Maya Lin

LifeCharacterArtArchitecture

I was always the sexy bass player in the background while Robin stood centre. Barry and I played it up a bit, gave 'em a bit of thigh.

Maurice Gibb

SexyAlwaysUpBassBass Player

We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what we've chosen to do with our life.

Steve Jobs

LifeChanceDieYouKnowThings

Israel is thirsting for water, and Turkey is overflowing with it.

Stephen Kinzer

WaterIsraelTurkeyOverflowing

Leaders must establish common purpose and build trust within an organization.

Stanley A. McChrystal

TrustPurposeOrganizationBuild

When I was playing junior football when I was a kid, we were the Geneva Giants, so it was kind of embedded in me to be a Giants fan.

Travie McCoy

FootballMeKindKidGiantsPlaying

You get the choice as individuals across this land to be able to purchase the kind of coverage that's right for you and your family.

Tom Price

FamilyYouChoiceKindLandRight

The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the sciences, the arts, and other areas. What one had to give was not considered inferior to what one received.

Rudolf Arnheim

CountrySpiceOverArtsGiveAccent

When you're the head coach, you coach 53 people, and their wives and their girlfriends and their families and all those people.

Jon Gruden

PeopleYouCoachHeadGirlfriends

With 4chan, the cost of hosting it added up very quickly and at that time when I was 18, I didn't have the income of my own so it was a challenge to make money and break even on it.

Christopher Poole

TimeChallengeMoneyMy OwnUpCost

My contribution is the romance and the warmth. The love songs.

Christine McVie

LoveContributionRomanceWarmth

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Jesmyn Ward