You don't want to give kids an idea that they might not have thought of.
John Walters
Recitation: by Male by Female
I've been reading poetry publicly for 20 years, and this is what you do - you express, you sometimes dig a bit to get a conversation started. That's the point of poetry. You're supposed to go, 'Hmmmm,' and 'Woooh!'
Jill Scott
PoetryReadingYouConversationGo
When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought that killing somebody was a minor offence compared to kissing somebody.
John McGahern
AttitudeMeThoughtSomethingDid
We're novices. We have friends now who are part of the freshman class who in some cases have run for Congress two and three times before they won their seat.
Max Burns
FriendsNowThreeRunClassTwo
My father wanted me to be a dentist like him, or any doctor, really. There was this attitude of, 'The civil rights movement was not about you being an artist.'
Amy Sherald
FatherAttitudeMeDoctorYouHim
From the moment we were first dumped in Jamestown and had our teeth checked before getting sold off and later considered three-fifths of a human being, an abundance of 'likability' hasn't been something blacks have had to stockpile. Instead, it's been a centuries-long battle for respectability.
John Ridley
MomentBattleAbundanceTeethFirst
I looked to books to stimulate my mind and create a daily sense of purpose.
Amanda Knox
DailyPurposeMindCreateSense
There is one God, and He made both Indians and white men. We were all made out of the dust of the earth.
Standing Bear
GodMenWhiteEarthDustOut
The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have ideas like combining The Red Desert with an armored car heist movie.
Steven Soderbergh
CarRedIdeasDesertYouJust
I could make records at home in a vacuum, but that is not the situation. I'm just taking it one phase at a time.
Tracy Chapman
HomeTimeSituationVacuumJust
If you are not leaning, no one will ever let you down.
Robert Anthony
YouDownWillLeaningEver
I believe if religion brings you to a sense of peace, that's beautiful. But I also believe if religion's not your thing, that's fine, too, just so long as you're a good person and you find that one thing that leads you to peace and teaches you to have harmony with yourself and other people around you.
Michelle Phan
GoodBeautifulPeaceReligionPeople
With my work, I always want to people to just forget about anything stressful going on in their lives and be fully entertained. Laughter is key. If they shed a tear or go home thinking about the play, that's a bonus.
Del Shores
WorkHomeLaughterPeopleKeyPlay
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by John Walters