June Jordan Quotes

I wrote those poems for myself, as a way of being a soldier here in this country. I didn't know the poems would travel. I didn't go to Lebanon until two years ago, but people told me that many Arabs had memorized these poems and translated them into Arabic.

June Jordan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MyselfTravelPeopleMeCountryGo

We're social beings, and I need to know and remember where I came from.

Jidenna

RememberKnowNeedSocialWhere

I love representing Minnesota in the Senate.

Amy Klobuchar

LoveMinnesotaSenateI Love

Now I am just focusing on my daughter, my wife, religion, and training.

Sonny Bill Williams

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I'm not sure who has the right to say that you have better taste than somebody else, because essentially what you're doing is calling millions of people morons.

Simon Cowell

PeopleBetterDoingYouSayRight

I am going to smash B.J. Flores to bits and be the first man stop him.

Tony Bellew

ManI AmStopFirstHimGoing

People who read on holiday always have a better time because it's total escapism, both physically and mentally.

Jasmine Guinness

TimePeopleBetterHolidayAlways

An ethical man doesn't need a consensus of his allies in order to act against something he finds reprehensible.

Joseph Brodsky

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I always loved fish for the colors and birds for the plumage. In the same way, I loved those women of the cabaret. They were birds of paradise.

Christian Louboutin

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I went through a lot of occupations. I was questioning my contribution to the world.

Cory Michael Smith

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The mass audience doesn't want to see you if you aren't perfect. If you don't look a certain way, if you don't have big pecs and great skin and the perfect eyes. And it's unfortunate, because kids are growing up with body image dysmorphia because not everyone is represented on the screen.

Chris Pine

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By the time I stepped down as Xerox's CEO in 2009 - and as chairman in January 2010 - Xerox had become the vibrant, profitable and revitalized company that it still is today. What made the difference was a strong turnaround plan, dedicated people and a firm commitment from company leaders.

Anne M. Mulcahy

TodayJanuaryTimeCommitmentPeople

To be fair to my dad, he is one of the brightest men I've ever met.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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