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Josephine Baker Quotes

I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity.

Josephine Baker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: dancer
Nationality: french
Birth: June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975

Topics

Freedom Equality Democracy Far Away

Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together.

Work Yourself End You Want Rhythm

If you are interested enough in the climate crisis to read this post, you probably know that 2 degrees Centigrade of warming (or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) is the widely acknowledged threshold for "dangerous" climate change.

Change Enough You Dangerous Know

When that second airplane hit the building, we all changed. We need to get back to some serious thinking.

Building Airplane Thinking Back Need

I love '30 Rock' because Tina Fey allows me to fly over the cuckoo nest once a week.

Love Me Fly Week Rock Nest

But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, to dry one's eyes and laugh at a fall, and baffled, get up and begin again.

Robert Browning

Eyes Purpose Laugh Fall What If Up

It's clever, but is it Art?

Rudyard Kipling

We are in the society of the teacher-judge, the doctor-judge, the educator-judge, the 'social-worker'-judge; it is on them that the universal reign of the normative is based; and each individual, wherever he may find himself, subjects to it his body, his gestures, his behavior, his aptitudes, his achievements.

Michel Foucault

Society Behavior Body Find Wherever

Outside of interviews, I spend very little time thinking about myself. I spend time thinking about my writing and my children and other things that are pertinent.

Children Time Myself Writing Outside

I think the lawyers are such incredible actors. Can you imagine the performance they have to do every day?

Monica Bellucci

Day Performance Think You Every Day

When I first started as a cover band, I built everything based on hanging out every night after the shows and talking to as many people as I can and making relationships.

People Night Talking I Can First

We need to make sure parents and coaches are aware of the dangers an on the look-out for the warning signs. Performance enhancing drugs are too damaging to young people for parents and coaches to not be involved.

Parents People Performance Young

I do know that Syria never will recognize Lebanon as an independent country, and the declaration of independence of Lebanon took place in 1943. Syria never - Syria never have recognized Lebanon. They regard Lebanon as part of Syria.

Independence Country Place Know Will

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