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Bernice Johnson Reagon Quotes

In fact when Sweet Honey was ten years old it was too big for me to run, and I knew it, but I ran it for another thirteen years because I couldn't convince other people to really do it. And this year, I'm not running it.

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: October 4, 1942

Topics

People Me Sweet Year Honey Run

I tell my students that with a 200-page novel, you are going to write 100 pages that don't make the final cut. See it as an opportunity, although it took me a while to enjoy that 'lost in the woods' feeling.

Joe Meno

Opportunity Me Woods Enjoy You Lost

I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state, you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you.

Jewel

Love Home Myself Feel Hometown You

The point of an experiment is not to arrive at a predetermined end point, to prove or disprove anything, but to deliver a poem that reveals much about the process taken.

John Barton

Process End Prove Point Anything

In the context of interfaith encounter, we need to bring to the surface how our actual beliefs shape what we do - not simply to agree that kindness is better than cruelty.

Rowan Williams

Kindness Better Need Cruelty Shape

The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.

Mike Krzyzewski

Life Commitment Me Mom Person She

To see yourself, and for others to see you, is a form of validation. I'm interested in that very mysterious and mystical way we relate to each other in the world.

Mickalene Thomas

Yourself World You Way Mysterious

The problem is that music is selfish in that you need to make it for yourself, so that you can give it away, and those two things don't jive. I needed to find the right reason to play that had the magic and mystery and excitement that made me want to play in the first place.

Josh Homme

Music Yourself Me Selfish Problem

I want a private life, I truly do. I'm not just pretending to want one like lots of celebrities.

Donna Summer

Life Want Private Life Pretending

There'll always be that prep in me that I can't seem to get rid of.

Chloe Sevigny

Me Always Seem Get Rid Prep

I grew up listening to hipster jazz and classical records... we went and watched ballet and orchestras - lots of cool stuff. Which I'm really grateful for - it's pretty nice being introduced to that when you're little.

Courtney Barnett

Grateful Cool Listening You Nice Up

There's something cool about traveling when you're young. There's a sense of camaraderie. You learn more about yourself.

Cobie Smulders

Yourself Cool Learn You Young More

When I make a mistake once, it's usually not going to happen again.

Brock Osweiler

Mistake Happen Going Again Once