Joy Harjo Quotes

Bottom line, I have to follow what my soul says, or my spirit. And my spirit said that poetry and the arts should be without borders, should be without political borders.

Joy Harjo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 9, 1951

Topics

SoulPoetryPoliticalMy SoulSaid

I will not attempt to show that it would be a great evil to increase the patronage of the Executive. It is already enormously great, as every man of every party must acknowledge, if he would candidly express his sentiments.

John C. Calhoun

GreatManEvilPartyWillExecutive

I love cycling, running and swimming. In recent years I've competed regularly in triathlons, which means I don't find the physical side of driving a struggle any more.

Jenson Button

LoveStruggleSwimmingDrivingFind

I'm expected to do what's right; I want to leave a legacy of positivity behind.

Angie Stone

LegacyWantRightLeavePositivity

All actors are naughty. We're all troublemakers - horrible, attention-seeking children. 'Me, me, look at me!'

Sienna Guillory

ChildrenMeLookNaughtyHorrible

In Spain, we mainly use red plum tomatoes, but it is always fun to experiment. Try using a mix of colors or substitute green tomatoes for plum next time you make a tomato dish.

Jose Andres

TimeFunRedGreenColorsYou

I applied to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and didn't get in the first year, so I worked at Costa and the Dean Gallery Cafe then applied again and got in the next year when I was 18. I was so excited.

Chloe Pirrie

MusicSchoolYearDramaLondonCafe

Back in the day, the album was king in many ways. And, of course, we were very tied in with the birth of FM/college radio in the States, and what we were doing suited the format of those young radio stations.

Chris Squire

DayKingDoingBackYoungBirth

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

Pope John Paul II

LoveHistoryLove IsDefeatedNever

A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely.

Thomas Sowell

PriceDemandWouldSignSupplyThan

People see me, and they think they went to college with me; there's no immediate identification.

Thomas Gibson

PeopleCollegeMeThinkSee

We're a band's band. We have real songs, real players, real problems. Real ups, real downs.

Rick Nielsen

ProblemsBandRealPlayersSongs

The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work.

Richard Pryor

WorkMoneyTogetherBlackBetter

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