Margo Jefferson Quotes

My mind is stuffed with quotes. Lines, couplets, paragraphs, stanzas; Bessie Smith, Stevie Smith, Tin Pan Alley, rock and roll. They tease or lead or hurl me into a dream space of jostling languages that I need to bask in each day in order to write.

Margo Jefferson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 17, 1947

Topics

DaySpaceMindMeRock And Roll

I have a lot of memories of Falls Church. I went to grade school in Madison Elementary School.

Jim Fowler

MemoriesSchoolChurchElementary

We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you.

Joel Osteen

GoalsLiveGodCulturePeopleHelp

I've often thought that we left the original 'Phantom' with a little bit of a cliff hanger, and I thought, 'Well, why not to do a sequel to it' at one point.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

ThoughtWhyCliffPointLittleLeft

It doesn't matter if you're the smartest person in the room: If you're not someone who people want to be around, you won't get far. Likewise for helping those in line behind you. I take seriously my role as a mentor to young female filmmakers - I make sure my time is tithed.

Melissa Rosenberg

TimePeopleSomeoneYouMentorWant

One of the most rewarding aspects of my research has been the opportunity to study the potential applications of a new catalyst.

Robert H. Grubbs

OpportunityResearchPotentialNew

Two goals away from home is very good.

Luka Modric

GoodGoalsHomeTwoAwayVery

I went to law school. I found it interesting for the first three weeks.

Demetri Martin

SchoolLawInterestingThreeFirst

And if you can offer an explanation as to why it doesn't work then you've got to the whole root of comedy.

Denis Norden

WorkComedyYouWhyWholeOffer

I like to create an atmosphere where actors feel safe enough to take risks.

David Yates

RisksFeelEnoughCreateSafeTake

Having Twitter on your phone is like being with a journalist that hates you 24 hours a day. Anything you say on that can be spun. Truly, that's what you have to think of it as.

Colin Jost

FamilyMomThoughtNeverAlwaysHow

I love to roast vegetables - carrots, fennel, and so on. I also love to mash or puree pretty much any vegetable!

April Bloomfield

LoveVegetablesPrettyRoastCarrots

One has to understand that what I really need the most is the support of my people.

Ali Bongo Ondimba

SupportPeopleUnderstandNeedMost

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