John H. Johnson Quotes

Failure is a word that I simply don't accept.

John H. Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 19, 1918 - August 8, 2005

Topics

FailureAcceptWordSimply

I love looking back at my old pictures and pictures of my grandma and my mom and see how they expressed themselves at different parts of their lives, and it just tells an interesting story, so why not play around?

Jillian Hervey

LoveMomLooking BackLookingStory

Make no mistake about it - Islam is just not another way to approach God.

Robert Jeffress

GodMistakeIslamWayJustApproach

Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, there's nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends.

Ani DiFranco

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Music is my only guide. I don't care if people pigeonhole me. Miles Davis is my hero. He covered Cindy Lauper and Michael Jackson, and he didn't give a hoot about what the purists said.

Meshell Ndegeocello

MusicHeroPeopleMeCareSaid

Even if I play backgammon with my coach, I hate to lose. I won't talk to him for, like, an hour. So imagine how it feels when you lose at tennis. That makes me determined not to lose because I hate it so much. Even at a set down and match point, I always believe I can come back.

Ana Ivanovic

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I love doing research.

Tom Goodman-Hill

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There are all kinds of things God wants me to do that I'm very obstreperous about.

Mary Karr

GodMeThingsKindsWantsVery

Any woman in any career has to think about when they have children, if they want to have children, and how it's going to affect their career.

Lizzie Armitstead

ChildrenWomanThinkCareerWant

Acting is sort of an extension of childhood. You get to play all of these roles and have so much fun. Playing an athlete would be so cool. Or where you get to shoot guns, ride horses. I wouldn't turn down any of that.

Jon Hamm

RideChildhoodFunCoolYouActing

We put stereotypes on ourselves. Everybody does that. But I think it's just a little harder for black kids to just be who they are.

Donald Glover

BlackThinkStereotypesLittleKids

I feel I am a role model to many, not just for my designs, but also for the fact that I started my own company with the help of my two friends. I became a success story, and people relate to that.

Christian Louboutin

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The point of a philosophical spirit is to rely primarily upon one's own thinking.

Brendan Myers

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