Jon Batiste Quotes

The thing about Spike Lee... that's a deep experience to work with someone who is that intense and knows their vision that well. The character I play in 'Red Hook Summer' is super country and super loud. I suppose he is some version of myself.

Jon Batiste

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

WorkCharacterVisionMyselfRed

In the Tea Party narrative, victory at the polls means a new American revolution, one that will 'take our country back' from everyone they disapprove of. But what they don't realize is, there's a catch: This is America, and we have an entrenched oligarchical system in place that insulates us all from any meaningful political change.

Matt Taibbi

ChangeTeaVictoryRevolutionBack

Everybody has different issues, good or bad, that they carry with them on the court. It affects you. And for me, it affected me to where sometimes I would be overly aggressive and, in other ways, it would affect people to where they can't perform on the court.

Metta World Peace

GoodPeopleMeYouBadSometimes

Louis Armstrong, who learned to be in exquisite dress, came from the bottom, and he's not a trash can.

Stanley Crouch

DressTrashBottomWhoExquisiteHe

I am very fortunate I can send my kids to private school, but everybody does not have the money. If you cannot get your kid in a good school today, your kids are going to be behind the eight ball.

Spike Lee

GoodTodayMoneySchoolI AmYou

Whatever I lack in size and strength and speed, I kind of make up for in being grittier. When it comes to something like basketball I'm definitely not the best guy on the court, but I love elbowing and pushing people out or boxing them out.

Steven Yeun

LoveStrengthBestPeopleBasketball

When people show you who they are, believe them. I carry that with me a lot. It has served me well.

Shonda Rhimes

PeopleMeBelieveYouCarryWell

I think the Brazil system is similar to the one we use at Liverpool, with lots of movement, players open out wide, and quality midfielders who join the attack and score goals.

Roberto Firmino

GoalsQualityThinkMovementOpen

The Open Internet principles were not legal rules adopted by the FCC; they were effectively a press statement posted on the FCC website.

Marvin Ammori

LegalInternetWebsiteRulesOpen

My family is awesome.

Miranda Lambert

FamilyAwesome

I'm the oldest of four children, and when I was young, I used to get the blackboard out and make my brothers and sisters sit in front of me while I taught class. They all thought I wanted to be a teacher, but I didn't. I was impersonating my teachers.

Lucy Davis

ChildrenTeacherMeThoughtYoung

Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.

Christian Nestell Bovee

DarkHeavenEarthHighUpStar

From singing to acting to songwriting to mom to fashion designer! It's been quite an evolution.

Christina Milian

MomSingingFashionActingEvolution

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Jon Batiste