James Weldon Johnson Quotes

Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune.

James Weldon Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodStoneLaborCapGood Fortune

If we create enough new companies, there will be additional opportunities for people at every rung of the educational ladder.

Andrew Yang

PeopleOpportunitiesEnoughCreate

These guys were the real owners of the country, and for them to discuss with this young guy who becomes a member of the government was absolutely unacceptable.

Anatoly Chubais

GovernmentCountryYoungRealGuy

The thing is, I don't just take roles because they're performance capture.

Andy Serkis

PerformanceCaptureTakeJustRoles

I never say 'nagging.' I think that 'nagging' is a term that men created to get women to pipe down some. But, it's a trap that we've created. We created several terms for women to back you down. Nagging means to stop asking me questions, then we get away with more. I think it's a term men created.

Steve Harvey

WomenMenMeThinkQuestionsYou

Without Leonard Nimoy, there would have been no 'Star Trek' phenomenon. And without 'Star Trek'... well, that's a parallel universe most of us probably wouldn't want to visit.

Steve Hockensmith

UniverseWantWithoutStarUsWell

I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

GreatFeelWhoTeenagerDoes

Memorable occasions should be brief, and so should be the expressions of appreciation.

Simon Kuznets

AppreciationMemorableShouldBrief

I'll be damned if I want most folks out there to do unto me what they do unto themselves.

Toni Cade Bambara

MeWantOutMostThemselvesFolks

Well, painting is the one thing I do, that is just me. It's me and easels, and the pencils. And as long as I don't drool too much over the canvas, the colors come out pretty good. And it's a chance to express all that I've got inside, that I sometimes keep hidden. And I think that's why I paint big broad, wide open landscapes.

Joni Eareckson Tada

GoodMePaintingColorsChanceLong

I am a closet metal fan.

Jon Gries

I AmMetalClosetFanAm

The whole American experiment has been predicated on giving individuals as much control over their own lives as possible.

Dennis Prager

ControlAmericanGivingPossibleOwn

New ideas in technology are literally a dime-a-dozen, or cheaper than that.

Dean Kamen

TechnologyIdeasNewNew IdeasThan

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