Louis Gossett, Jr. Quotes

The two lines from 'Roots' that stick out to me are, 'You no more in Africa. You in America now,' and what I said after Kunta escaped: 'What is it like to be free, Kunta? It must be something.'

Louis Gossett, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 27, 1936

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MeRootsFreeAmericaYouSaid

One of the great joys of being able to write something you can make, if you get certain actors you want and love, you're kind of buying yourself a front row seat to watch them work.

Joel Edgerton

WorkLoveGreatYourselfYouKind

I have seen (as far as it can be seen) many persons changed in a moment from the spirit of horror, fear, and despair to the spirit of hope, joy, peace; and from sinful desires, till then reigning over them, to a pure desire of doing the will of God.

John Wesley

FearGodHopeMomentPeaceJoy

You know, failure hurts. Any kind of failure stings. If you live in the sting, you will - undoubtedly - fail. My way of getting past the sting is to say no, I'm just not going to let this get me down.

Sonia Sotomayor

FailureLivePastMeYouDown

Moving gave me confidence. I was really reclusive when I first moved. I stayed home a lot or went to shows alone. But by the second semester of my freshman year, I started making friends.

Soccer Mommy

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My dad, who was a teacher, used to tell me that a teacher's goal should be for every one of their students to get an A. If that's your goal every day - to make every student or player learn - then it doesn't matter if you won last year or didn't win. When next year's team shows up, I try to help every player become as good as they can be.

Tony Dungy

GoodTeacherDayMeTeamWin

My love for the band is still there. It hasn't changed, maybe that's why it's so painful these days.

Roger Daltrey

LoveWhyBandDaysPainfulChanged

If I look into my past, I was definitely into inventors. I was into stories of Edison and Tesla and da Vinci and all these guys making stuff in their garage.

Robin Sloan

PastLookInventorsStuffGarage

There's this huge number of desperate people.

Lloyd Alexander

PeopleNumberDesperateHuge

I have always been intrigued with singing and I actually started my career in musical comedies.

Janine Turner

SingingCareerAlwaysStartedBeen

I was recently designated Tweeter Laureate of Texas, which apparently is a thing.

Don Willett

TexasWhichThingApparently

Usually all I care about is how elegant or over-the-top the pieces are, it's nice to really get to understand what the customer wants and needs as opposed to just focusing on the aesthetic.

Christian Cota

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What I really like about 'Red Band Society' is how real it is, and the experiences that they are going through are experiences that everyone is bound to go through at one point or another in their lives.

Ciara Bravo

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