John Henrik Clarke Quotes

Had Elijah Muhammad tried to introduce an orthodox form of Arab-oriented Islam, I doubt if he would have attracted 500 people, but he introduced a form of Islam that would communicate with the people he had to deal with. He was the king to those who had no king, and he was the messiah to those some people thought unworthy of a messiah.

John Henrik Clarke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 1, 1915 - July 16, 1998

Topics

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We need to ensure our men and women in uniform are equipped with the very best money can buy. We also have to make sure critical military technologies are developed in America and that the U.S. defense manufacturing base remains healthy and strong.

Joe Lieberman

WomenBestMoneyMenStrongAmerica

Creative people don't behave very well generally. If you're looking for examples of good relationships in show business, you're gonna be depressed real fast. I don't have time for anything else right now but work and my daughter. She's my first priority.

Jim Carrey

WorkGoodBusinessDaughterTime

'The Rocky Horror Show' was actually my first musical love.

Jennifer Saunders

LoveHorrorFirstShowActually

My mom, she was a very, very soft woman. It was hard for her to yell or even curse. But when it came to fighting for her kids, she found a strength she didn't always know she had.

Angelina Jolie

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I haven't been in Washington long, but I have learned that it is a place filled with people who say one thing to get elected and do the opposite once they get there.

Jeff Duncan

PeopleLongPlaceI Have LearnedSay

Responsibility demands action, and dealing with the immediate threat must naturally be a top priority.

Michael Hayden

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As creatives, it's a hard thing to push, to make something you're truly excited about, especially if you've written 100 different concepts and they keep getting shot down.

Spike Jonze

PushYouDownHardExcitedConcepts

I'm hesitant to make grand statements because I feel like that it's not exactly what I'm writing about.

Spike Jonze

WritingFeelBecauseI Feel Like

My mother was a great typist. She said she loved to type because it gave her time to think. She was a secretary for an insurance company. She was a poor girl; she'd grown up in an orphanage, and she went to a business college - and then worked to put her brothers through school.

Robert Wilson

MotherBusinessGirlGreatTime

Sales may lead to advertising as much as advertising leads to sales.

Michael Schudson

AdvertisingSalesLeadMayMuch

Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.

Liya Kebede

WomenFutureInvestmentDevelopment

When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.

Denis Waitley

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