John Amos Quotes

It was an ongoing struggle to say no, I don't want to be a part of the perpetuation of this stereotype.

John Amos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 27, 1939

Topics

StruggleSayWantStereotypePart

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.

Jimmy Carter

DreamsBeautifulPeopleBecomeHopes

No matter how much we love our family and friends, a part of us needs the occasional moment of solitude as a plant needs water. It is the inmost core of each of us that, that part which nobody can define but which we all recognize because it never changes.

Anna Neagle

FamilyLoveWaterMomentSolitude

If you look at the history of big obstacles in understanding our world, there's usually an intuitive assumption underlying them that's wrong.

Jeff Hawkins

HistoryObstaclesWorldUnderstanding

All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.

Steve Earle

LearningVoiceFindCraftOwnUs

Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences.

Stone Gossard

TimePoliticsYouChoiceTricky

By experience we find out a short way by a long wandering.

Roger Ascham

ExperienceShortLongFindWayOut

We are a wealthy country. We also are the global engine of innovation in health care, whether it's the pharmaceutical industry or the creation of medical devices.

Ron Williams

InnovationHealthMedicalCare

I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know.

Dee Dee Ramone

GoodNot Good EnoughEnoughTrying

Exterior shots showing blue skies add a levity and brightness to each show.

Bonnie Hammer

BlueSkiesShotsShowAddLevity

Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success.

Bryant H. McGill

SuccessLoyaltyMenWithinHearts

Pictures are as evocative to me as smells.

Anthony Browne

MePicturesSmellsEvocative

Whenever I get stuck on something, I'm like, 'What would I do if I wasn't afraid? What would I write if I wasn't afraid? What would I say in this situation if I wasn't afraid?'

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

SituationSayWriteAfraidSomething

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