James Forman, Jr. Quotes

In terms of addressing crime issues in the black community, the dominant political class has historically refused to endorse the full slate of reforms along lines of education, economic security, housing, etc, necessary to address the root causes.

James Forman, Jr.

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A good fart joke makes me bawl with laughter, so will somebody farting. And the word 'poo.' You can't beat a good poo joke.

Jenny Eclair

GoodLaughterMeYouWillBeat

It is a miracle of harmony, of the adaptation of the free inner life to the outward necessity of things.

John Crowe Ransom

LifeFreeHarmonyMiracleThings

Freak diets I don't think work. It's control.

Mary Berry

WorkControlThinkFreakDiets

If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance to any country who is developing weapons of mass destruction, North Korea included.

Mohamed ElBaradei

ToleranceCountryUniformNeedZero

I think I'm realising more and more that I've got a job to do and I can't be doing the big nights out and working to my full potential the next day. I feel much better for it.

Johnny Vegas

DayJobThinkPotentialBetterFeel

I was called 'Dumbo,' like the elephant, as a child because I couldn't understand things at school.

Anthony Hopkins

SchoolChildElephantUnderstand

I was not born into the world of the stuntman and the daredevil; I was born into the world of theater and writing and sculpting and classical music.

Philippe Petit

MusicWritingWorldBornI Was Born

No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.

Thomas Carlyle

HonorAbilityWithoutAvailAmount

They were too young to be proper parents. They never said, 'You've got to go to bed or you'll be tired for school'. They didn't mind - they let me stay up.

Noel Fielding

SchoolTiredParentsMindMeYou

A place makes a deep impression on you when you're young. It lives with you. It's like your childhood. It fertilises the imagination.

Richard Eyre

ChildhoodImaginationDeepYouPlace

My agent tells me I am drawing the largest salary ever paid in the halls of England. Wonderful, isn't it? for a quiet, rural gardener like myself.

Lillie Langtry

MyselfI AmMeDrawingQuietSalary

I started playing guitar when I was 13. I'd written a few songs on the guitar over some time. I'd written a book of poetry, and I got a book of lyrics that I had when I was a kid.

Lewis Hamilton

TimePoetryBookGuitarKidOver

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