Ron Cephas Jones Quotes

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was a very savvy character. His drinking and carousing, his charisma and intelligence... the things he did in Congress. He passed for white, then became a black advocate.

Ron Cephas Jones

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 8, 1957

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The function of combat is not merely to perpetrate violence, but to perpetrate violence on command, instantaneously and reflexively. The function of the service academies is to prepare men for leadership positions where they may someday exercise that command.

Jim Webb

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My biggest hero when I was a kid was Will Smith. I used to watch 'Fresh Prince,' and I was a huge fan of his albums. I bought all of his albums when I was a kid. Now, he is the biggest movie star in the world.

Jesse McCartney

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I have very old-fashioned tastes.

Jerry Hall

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When I was little, I wanted to be a doctor. I was really interested in gore. My grandfather was an orthopedic surgeon and he had a lot of books in his library that I would just pore over. A lot of them had really horrible pictures of deformities.

Jennifer Egan

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Aaron Peirsol was the man. Ryan Lochte is also insane. Like, if Phelps wasn't around, we'd all be talking about Ryan Lochte as the dude who changed everything, because he's insane as well.

Anders Holm

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I don't see music as working.

Tori Amos

MusicSeeWorking

Being Indian is not blood as much as it is culture.

Tony Hillerman

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In my writing, I focus lenses. I'm almost always seeing when I am writing.

Lois Lowry

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The road is a lot of work.

Christina Aguilera

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Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.

Arthur Freed

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War is hell.

William Tecumseh Sherman

WarHell

If you listen, people will tell you exactly what they want - whether it's a business relationship or a consumer relationship.

Scott Borchetta

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