James Weldon Johnson Quotes

In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of them. I formed the acquaintance of a good many musicians, several of whom spoke of my playing in high terms.

James Weldon Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodMusiciansHighPlayingBerlin

Painting is something that you need to do, if not every day, then certainly most days. It is almost like being a pianist: if you stop, you lose something.

John Berger

DayPaintingYouEvery DayLose

Everything I see, I now see through a mother's eyes.

Jennifer Hudson

MotherEyesNowEverythingSee

My biggest satisfaction was to learn, inexperienced as I was, that it is possible to find ways out of the deepest difficulties.

John Elkann

LearnFindSatisfactionPossibleOut

Our young people desperately want the chance to participate in and lead our nation's economic and cultural revival. They're up for the challenges that they're going to inherit. It only remains for us to present the path to address them.

Andrew Yang

PathPeopleChallengesChanceYoung

My fear is that, had I stayed in Jersey, I would have become Snooki because I'm just a bottle of hair dye away.

Melissa Rauch

FearHairBecomeJerseyBottleJust

Rituals are the building blocks of life, my way of cobbling an entire summer together from incidental wisps.

Andre Aciman

LifeTogetherBuildingSummerWay

It's all too easy when talking about female gymnasts to fall into the trap of infantilizing them, spending more time worrying more about female vulnerability than we do celebrating female strength.

Meghan O'Rourke

StrengthTimeTalkingEasyFall

Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength.

Amanda Burton

StrengthMyselfFocusMeStartEat

My ideal role would be a baddie in a James Bond film. I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part.

Stephen Hawking

BondVoiceThinkFilmRoleWould

I have to have my sunscreen. It's so important for wrinkle reduction but also to protect you from the sun. Whatever skin type one might have, whatever age they're at, I think sunscreen is key.

Sufe Bradshaw

AgeSunThinkKeyYouSkin

It's both funny and sad which seem to me to be the two basic ingredients of good comedy.

Tony Hancock

FunnyGoodSadMeComedyTwo

The Internet is truly God's gift to the Chinese people.

Liu Xiaobo

GodPeopleGiftInternetChinese

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