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James Weldon Johnson Quotes

I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle.

James Weldon Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Beauty Face Thought Earth Paris Big

I don't want to have that one year too much, where people actually, behind my back, start smiling at me and pointing fingers at me and go, 'Ah, look, that's Jensie. No, he's not good anymore.'

Good People Me Start Year Look

I read, go for walks and I love to garden. My hands are such a mess. People think I should have movie star hands, but they're just gardening ones. Always slightly grubby and with a bit of dirt under the fingernails.

Love Gardening People Think Hands

Instead of waking up every day saying, 'Poor me,' how about you get up and thank God you can get up!

God Day Me Saying Thank God You

I have a garden, and I'm passionately interested in young people.

People Garden Young Young People

At its core, 'Heroes' is an ensemble character drama with genre elements.

Character Drama Heroes Core Elements

When we look at really good high-performing companies abroad, they are always at the back of an extremely high-performing board, and that is something which is very lacking in this country.

Good Look Back Country Always Board

Of all the threats to free speech in history, the one the media give the most credibility to without question is the feminist movement, which is trying to rebrand public debate as harassment.

Milo Yiannopoulos

History Free Media Speech Trying

The bottom line is these techniques have hurt our image around the world, the damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever benefit they gave us and they are not essential to our national security.

Dennis C. Blair

World Hurt Security Done Image Line

For 35 years, I've said, 'I'll never go solo.' But after a period of time - and this isn't just for an artist, but for anybody - all the things you never wanted to do eventually become the only things left that you haven't done. So they start looking pretty interesting.

Time Looking Start Interesting You

It's always great when you discover someone.

Great Someone You Always Discover

If cars and buses were attacked daily by petrol bombs or stones for 16 months in Washington, could you imagine it would be tolerated? It would not, because in the name of democracy, to preserve democracy, steps would be taken.

Daily Democracy Name You Washington

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.

You Nothing Hand More Feeding Seems

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