Josephine Baker Quotes

The hate directed against the colored people here in St. Louis has always given me a sad feeling because when I was a little girl I remember the horror of the East St. Louis race riot.

Josephine Baker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GirlSadHatePeopleMeRemember

I had a high school English teacher who made me really work at writing. And once, when I got an assignment back, she'd written: 'This is so good, Andrew. This should be published!' That made a big impression on me.

Andrew Clements

WorkGoodTeacherSchoolMeWriting

Sometimes you hear about people who can't wait to leave their hometown. I did not have that feeling at all. I love San Jose, I love the Bay Area, and I love coming home to visit.

Anjelah Johnson

LoveHomePeopleWaitHometownYou

In the beginning, I didn't have to love them, my acts. It was mostly about being successful, getting a trophy, and making some money. Now if I don't love the idea of it, I don't work on it.

Michael Cohl

WorkLoveMoneyBeginningNowBeing

Memories are just stories we tell ourselves about our past; and that's often why they don't match when we've shared the same experiences with someone.

John Slattery

MemoriesPastSomeoneWhySameTell

I don't do like diva trips and stuff.

Shirley MacLaine

DivaLikeStuffTrips

I want to do something different in this league, even as a rookie.

Trae Young

WantSomethingDifferentRookieEven

The truth is I made a few good movies in the '50s, then went into freefall.

Jose Ferrer

GoodTruthTruth IsMoviesMadeFew

There arose a belief in style - and in banality. Banality encompassed politics, too, because it was a common belief that politics were not worthy of art.

Douglas Sirk

StyleArtPoliticsBeliefWorthy

I think; therefore, I am the center of the universe.

Craig Bruce

I AmThinkUniverseCenterI Think

When you're young and you have money, you become the CEO, automatically, of life, of your family.

Corey Haim

LifeFamilyMoneyYouYoungBecome

I was brought up west southwest coast of Scotland and my mother and father had a music shop, and so I was surrounded by pianos and drums and guitars, and music, of course.

Colin Hay

FatherMotherMusicUpWest Coast

Neither money nor position can atone to me for low birth.

Anthony Trollope

MoneyMeBirthPositionLowNor

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