June Jordan Quotes

One of the reasons I came to Berkeley was because I saw so many students of all different colors speaking so many different languages and ferociously presenting all these different views. I thought, this is the 21st century and I want to be here!

June Jordan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 9, 1936 - June 14, 2002

Topics

ColorsThoughtWantHereSaw

You can have the most amazing horse in the world and not be able to ride it, so it has to be a good match for sure.

Jessica Springsteen

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Prince didn't want to celebrate birthdays but to live life, to elevate and educate to the next level of enlightenment.

Mayte Garcia

LifeLiveLive LifeCelebrateWant

What a folly to dread the thought of throwing away life at once, and yet have no regard to throwing it away by parcels and piecemeal.

John Howe

LifeThoughtAwayFollyDreadOnce

Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isn't primarily a question of writing propaganda or classical literature.

Stieg Larsson

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I think grown-ups don't go to movies because they're much more discerning.

Joseph Bologna

ThinkGoMoviesMoreBecauseMuch

I can do whatever I want - I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger than you.

Don Johnson

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When my dad toured in '91, I think my first gig properly was the Tokyo Dome, 50,000 people indoors. That was pretty scary. I was 12, or 13.

Dhani Harrison

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I've been designing my own pieces for a long time. My mother's a jewelry designer, so we knew at some point we were going to do a line and dive into the fashion world.

Christian Serratos

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I hope what I do has an art to it, and as an artist you have to try new things and keep yourself entertained.

Craig Ferguson

HopeArtNew ThingsYourselfYou

Whether you are right in the middle of a glamorous event or watching it from the sidelines, the red carpet Oscar events set the stage to showcase the latest designs and styles for those watching around the world.

Brad Goreski

RedWorldYouEventsWatchingRight

It's Charley's Aunt and The Odd Couple rolled into one.

Allan Carr

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I think that prog rock is the science fiction of music. Science fiction speculates on what the future might be and look like and how we'll get there, and yet there's always a central theme of humanity, or there should be. Progressive rock has the same concept of exploration into the parts of the music world that hasn't been explored.

William Shatner

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