James Weldon Johnson Quotes

But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice all the joys and sorrows, the hopes and ambitions, of the American Negro, in classic musical form.

James Weldon Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

VoiceAmericanDesireClassicOwn

I don't do deleted scenes.

Robert Schwentke

ScenesDeleted

In so much SF, either gender roles are the ones we're used to in the here and now, only transported to the future, or else they're supposedly different, but characters still are slotting into various stereotypes.

Ann Leckie

FutureGenderStereotypesNowHere

The opposite of speculation is to be present to the world simply as it is.

Jeff Kober

WorldPresentOppositeSpeculation

To me, it really doesn't matter where they line me up.

Stefon Diggs

MeMatterLineUpWhereReally

One advantage that I think Slack has for most people who use it is, you pull out your phone, you look at the home screen, there's the Slack icon. You know when you tap this one, it's all the people you work with, and it's only the people you work with. And that's a big advantage.

Stewart Butterfield

WorkHomePeopleThinkYouLook

If only all straight weddings could be somehow gay-ified.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

OnlyStraightWeddingsCouldSomehow

You bet every member of Congress who votes for this bill ought to read it, read it thoroughly, and understand that what we're looking at here amounts to nothing more than a government takeover of our health care economy, paid for with nearly a trillion dollars in new taxes on individuals and small businesses. And it must be opposed.

Mike Pence

HealthGovernmentLookingSmallCare

The situation right after the fight wasn't too good; I believe I'm still the only champion in the world who never received the belt inside the ring once you've won the title. I held that against the English fans for a long time but I felt that also motivated me.

Marvin Hagler

GoodTimeFightMeWorldChampion

I don't know what 'Mad Men' has done for my fan base. I didn't know that I still had a fan base, to be honest.

Jay R. Ferguson

MenMadKnowDoneHonestFan

I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open up into different levels philosophically. I like those kinds of movies, and I like those kinds of books.

Jason Isbell

DetailsRememberYouMoviesMeanUp

You can't be hateful because you love yourself. And we're extensions of each other; we're all connected.

Chrissy Metz

LoveYourselfLove YourselfYouEach

I remember being at Weight Watchers at, like, 11 years old and my mom just trying to figure it out for me.

Chrissy Metz

MeMomRememberTryingOldOut

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