James Weldon Johnson Quotes

When we arrived in London, my sadness at leaving Paris was turned into despair. After my long stay in the French capital, huge, ponderous, massive London seemed to me as ugly a thing as man could contrive to make.

James Weldon Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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ManUglyMeSadnessLongParis

I take my vote as a salute to the little guy, the one who doesn't hit 500 home runs. I was one of the guys that did all they could to win. I'm proud of my stats, but I don't think I ever got on for.

Joe Morgan

HomeWinProudThinkVoteLittle

The fact of the matter is that we're all aging, and there's this stigma that older actresses don't work as much as younger actresses, and I don't think that's true anymore.

Jewel Staite

WorkAgingThinkTrueMatterOlder

My M.O. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me. I'm in this wonderful position to be able to do that.

Jeff Bridges

WorkMeTryPositionWonderfulAble

Man, it seemed, had been created to jab the life out of Germans.

Siegfried Sassoon

LifeManOutBeenGermansCreated

I don't feel that I belong anywhere. Or rather, if there's a place I belong, I don't feel I'm there.

Tom Stoppard

FeelPlaceBelongAnywhereRather

I knew that if I could create a quality product and find the proper retail outlets, it would be a great company.

Rohan Marley

GreatQualityFindCreateCompany

People, by and large, would rather be talking than listening.

Mike Nichols

PeopleListeningTalkingWouldThan

Kickstarter can get customers invested, both literally and figuratively, in a game before it is released. With nothing but an idea, a bit of video and a few screenshots, a developer can start building a loyal fan base.

Jason Schreier

BuildingStartGameNothingGetFan

When I came to New York in 1949, there was already an entire fresh avant-garde film movement blooming in New York and California. It was a very, very exciting period!

Jonas Mekas

New YorkNewCaliforniaMovement

My idea right from the beginning, I guess, was to dismantle the immune system one gene at a time so we could track the mutations that cause problems.

Bruce Beutler

TimeBeginningProblemsRightSystem

People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.

William Makepeace Thackeray

PeopleLaughKnowAlwaysWhoHow

I exercise like crazy to have more sensitivity in my foot and more control.

Paulo Dybala

CrazyControlExerciseMoreFoot

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