James Weldon Johnson Quotes

Shortly after this I was made a member of the boys' choir, it being found that I possessed a clear, strong soprano voice. I enjoyed the singing very much.

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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SingingVoiceStrongChoirClear

People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend.

Jim Morrison

LifeFriendFearDeathPainPeople

It does surprise me that intelligent people in the 21st century could claim that if you respond to the terrorists with force, you spawn terrorism, but if you appease them, you somehow tame them. This argument, as I said, is very interesting, and very surprising.

Meles Zenawi

PeopleMeSurpriseInterestingYou

Benjamin Franklin maintained that every star is a sun, and every sun nourishes a 'chorus of worlds' just like ours.

Matthew Stewart

SunStarJustLikeWorldsEvery

Individuals approaching death often experience encounters with their dead relatives, who seem to welcome them to the next world. These deathbed visions are authentic and convincing; they are often followed by a state of euphoria and seem to ease the transition.

Stanislav Grof

ExperienceDeathWelcomeWorldDead

The truth does not require a majority to prevail, ladies and gentlemen. The truth is its own power. The truth will out. Never forget that.

Rush Limbaugh

TruthPowerTruth IsNever Forget

My first husband would never make up his mind in less than five years, so I used to get him to think that whatever course of action needed to be taken was his idea. Then he'd go right ahead.

Mary Wesley

MindActionHusbandThinkGoAhead

The world we live in is not purely visual. For me it's totally poly-sensorial so the tactile, sensual aspect of living in the work that I do is brought to the fore.

Ross Lovegrove

WorkLiveMeWorldLivingSensual

The show that defined 'M*A*S*H' was the original interview episode with Clete Roberts. That was a way to look into these peoples' lives and investigate their situation, their feelings being away from home on an intimate level.

Mike Farrell

HomeLookFeelingsSituationWay

I believe we exist in a multiverse of universes.

Michio Kaku

BelieveI BelieveExistUniverses

If I was going to direct an episode of 'Younger', I wanted it to look like an episode of 'Younger.'

Miriam Shor

LookGoingLikeYoungerDirect

Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew up in Indiana.

Don Mattingly

CharacterTimeBornMeanUpCartoon

People say to me now, 'Oh, you've given up the piano.' How can you? Music is a virus.

Christian McKay

MusicPeopleMeYouNowSay

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