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James Weldon Johnson Quotes

I believe it to be a fact that the colored people of this country know and understand the white people better than the white people know and understand them.

James Weldon Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Believe Better White Country

There will never be another Frank Sinatra. I never wanted to be another Frank Sinatra. I only wanted to be another Michael Buble.

Michael Buble

Will Never Only Wanted Frank

Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.

Stokely Carmichael

Generation Run More Breath Out Our

The Greek tragic mask is one of my main metaphors for the role of the poet. The eyes of the tragic mask are always open to witness even the worst, and the mouth is always open to make poetry from it. Neither ever close.

Tony Harrison

Eyes Poetry Mask Mouth Worst Open

There's nothing better than to be rootless cosmopolitans who seamlessly merge into whatever society. That's the greatest thing human beings can aspire to. Whether forced by duress, Jews became perfect modern human beings. After the Holocaust, one doesn't really mourn for that - it's too disturbing, seems like a mistake.

Tom Reiss

Mistake Society Better Perfect Human

One of the terrific aspects of MIT in those days was the enormous variety of experimental work that either took place there or was talked about in seminars by outside speakers aggressively recruited by the faculty.

Robert B. Laughlin

Work Place Outside Days Variety MIT

I enjoy moving. I like to be in a new place. Settling down doesn't appeal to me much. I like the whole business of it. And I love the first night in the new place.

Ruth Rendell

Love Business Me Moving Night Enjoy

The Center for American Progress rates Maryland as the best state in the nation for women. I couldn't agree more.

Martin O'Malley

Women Best Progress American More

Humans are vulnerable and rely on the kindnesses of the earth and the sun; we exist together in a sacred field of meaning.

Joy Harjo

Together Sun Meaning Earth Sacred

There is no magic formula for stopping Messi.

Diego Godin

Magic Stopping Formula Messi

At the end. First start off and do your youth thing In Hollywood and then go to New York later. But it wound up being later, later than I thought it was going to be.

Delta Burke

New York Youth Start Thought End Go

I've been rewritten on past projects and thought, 'That's not what she was - she was this really powerful woman, and there's nothing wrong with that.' I'm going to keep writing them, and hopefully people will start making them.

Allison Schroeder

Woman Past People Writing Start She

I don't like to use 'gourmet' because it has become so overused and abused.

Arthur Schwartz

Become Because Like Use Gourmet