Josephine Baker Quotes

Americans, the eyes of the world are upon you. How can you expect the world to believe in you and respect your preaching of democracy when you yourself treat your colored brothers as you do?

Josephine Baker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

RespectEyesYourselfWorldTreat

Negative feelings are typical of learning, and you shouldn't feel like you're stupid when you're frustrated doing something. You might say to yourself, 'I can't do this,' but you should say, 'That's great.' That means you really have the potential to learn something there.

Angela Duckworth

LearningGreatYourselfStupidLearn

My guess is that Apple won't just pass Microsoft in market capitalization, but will go way beyond it.

John Sculley

AppleGoWillWayBeyondMarket

It's quite humbling when you see the list of writers who have been president of PEN and you know some of the things they've done.

John Ralston Saul

YouPenKnowDonePresidentSee

I love David Fincher and I think he's a genius.

Trent Reznor

LoveThinkGeniusHeI ThinkI Love

Voting is our right, but it is also our responsibility because if we don't take the next step and elect leaders who are committed to building a better future for our kids, other rights - our rights to clean air, clean water, health, and prosperity - are placed directly in harm's way.

Tom Steyer

FutureHealthWaterResponsibility

Strikers are egotists, selfish. We have to be.

Romario

Selfish

I'm excited about seeing things, and I'm interested in the way I think other people saw things.

Roy Lichtenstein

PeopleThinkSeeingWayExcitedSaw

I suddenly think the job of acting is a difficult one. It's not as flip, irrelevant and shallow a calling as I thought it was in the Eighties.

Rowan Atkinson

JobThinkThoughtActingDifficult

I used to goof off a lot.

Luke Rockhold

UsedOffLotGoof

Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.

Miles Davis

TimeYourselfLongYouPlayAble

I have always had a ridiculous fear that I will walk into the bathroom one morning and find a python in my toilet.

Lisa Graff

FearMorningWalkFindRidiculous

We have to have great pitching performances from our guys, and we have to take it from there.

Bobby Bonilla

GreatPitchingTakeOurGuys

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