John Amos Quotes

I could have begged. They made it obvious to me that if I wanted to come back and be a good boy... but I'd rather be in Roots than Good Times.

John Amos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodMeRootsGood TimesBackBoy

I am, you know, really fighting for myself and my life. And I think the message that I could give to anybody is that it's never too late to start your life again and dream new dreams.

Jennifer Holliday

LifeDreamsMyselfI AmStartThink

I think the arts are very important for children growing up.

Stephen Schwartz

ChildrenGrowing UpThinkGrowingUp

I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.

Tom Seaver

BaseballYearsBigLevelGotBelt

One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education.

Mildred Dresselhaus

EducationSimpleMeThinkGrowUp

I went to a pretty small school from the beginning all the way up, so I knew everyone, everyone knew me.

Jason Dolley

BeginningSchoolMeSmallWayUp

I don't think I'm a country artist, really. I'm a country person, but I don't think I'm necessarily a country singer or musician.

Jason Isbell

ThinkArtistCountryPersonSinger

No, I am not interested in women or sex or anything.

Jonny Greenwood

WomenI AmSexAnythingInterested

When I walk onto a set, no matter what it is, I always do the very best work that I can. But I'm not braindead, and I want to do things that I want to do, you know?

Jonathan Banks

WorkBestWalkYouI CanKnow

I don't feel old. I feel like a young man that has something wrong with him.

Dick Cavett

ManFeelWrongYoungYoung ManOld

I took time off from school and traveled to Italy when I was 19, living with my extended family members. I must have slept in 30 different houses those months, taken in by people who'd never even met me.

Christina Perri

FamilyTimeSchoolPeopleMeLiving

There is no being eloquent for atheism. In that exhausted receiver the mind cannot use its wings, - the clearest proof that it is out of its element.

Augustus Hare

MindWingsOutExhaustedBeing

I'm a trained engineer, so I'm conditioned to come up with a right answer to a difficult question, but when it comes to art, there is no definite answer because it's so subjective.

Sushant Singh Rajput

ArtQuestionDifficultRightUp

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