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James Weldon Johnson Quotes

It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character.

James Weldon Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: June 17, 1871 - June 26, 1938

Topics

Music Character American Blues May

I think that we are so challenged as women to be everything and do everything and make it look easy.

Jennifer Nettles

Women Think Easy Look Everything

I made a living out of singing Mexican music.

Music Singing Living Mexican Out

I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration. That person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor.

Sonia Sotomayor

Life Mother People Stand My Life

If the sea level rises 6 inches, that's a big deal... we can't mitigate that; we can't stop it. We've just got to stop building vast houses on seashores and go back a little bit.

Sea Building Back Stop Go Big

My sweet spot as a writer and, especially, as an essayist is sub-1500 words.

Words Sweet Writer Spot Essayist

My children just want to get at the world; it is so pleasantly surprising to witness that.

Children World Want Get Just

Since I had the baby I can't tolerate anything violent or sad, I saw the Matrix and I had my eyes closed through a lot of it, though I didn't need to. I would peek, and then think, oh OK, I can see that.

Sad Eyes Baby Think I Can Need

God doesn't love me any more or less because I had some work done on my face. You know, I prayed about it a long, long, long, long, long time, because there again, I wouldn't want to do anything that I felt was going to be offensive to God.

Work Love God Time Me Face

The whole experience of working on this movie was so fun, and I had more fun working on that than I've had on anything else. I had more fun working than on my days off.

Experience Fun More Days Anything

Television has taught me an economy of style I didn't have before. I feel it has done me nothing but good.

Good Style Me Feel Television Done

After working with Woody Allen, sharing screen space with De Niro was a dream come true.

Space Dream Sharing True Working

I love to design clothing that is not out there for your average plus-size woman, and I want to fill in the gap of that industry and not design cookie-cutter things.

Ashley Nell Tipton

Love Woman Design Want Clothing Out

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