Margo Jefferson Quotes

I do not regret the years I spent reading the traditional canon of white male writers in school. I do regret reading so little else there: Austen, George Eliot and occasionally Woolf, likewise Wright, Ellison, Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks.

Margo Jefferson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SchoolRegretReadingWhiteYears

My grandmother was a chef, and she taught me to cook. One day I want a restaurant, a small Italian grill. That's my aspiration.

Jeremy Miller

DayMeChefSmallRestaurantWant

One of the hardest things I've encountered whilst working on 'Pippin' is the consistent irony, as a reflection from the core material of the show, within my own life.

Matthew James Thomas

LifeReflectionMy OwnIronyWithin

So I was surprised at the notion that I might have brought anthrax to my home, and would have been even amused if it was not for the fact that this matter is so grave and serious.

Steven Hatfill

HomeSeriousMatterBeenWouldEven

My parents were both very intellectually honest, straightforward, and for them, faith meant that you were fully engaged.

Rob Bell

FaithParentsYouHonestEngaged

TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape.

Mary Schmich

TearsYouMove OnGoneMoveHappens

I'm amazed that people are even still wanting to listen to us.

Mike McCready

PeopleListenUsWantingStillEven

I am inclined to believe that it would be easier to build a new party than to save the Democratic Party from itself.

Michelle Alexander

I AmBelievePartyNewBuildWould

The classical ballet world is so exclusive and small, and a lot of people don't know about it.

Misty Copeland

PeopleWorldSmallKnowExclusive

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched.

Jean de la Bruyere

HappyLovedCannotMakeLoved One

Everybody's got a story on their beards. I guess it's just a way of finding common ground with people you otherwise might not know.

Chris Stapleton

PeopleStoryFindingYouKnowWay

Bootleggers quake in fear of me ringing them on a Sunday afternoon. I call after dinner, usually.

Peter Hook

FearMeDinnerSundayAfternoon

Mention the name George W. Bush in mixed company, and you're likely to spark a lot of debate and emotion - hot and cold, good and bad. Not a lot of neutral reaction. He was elected in the most controversial contest in American electoral history and governed during one of the most tumultuous decades.

Mark McKinnon

GoodHistoryColdNameSparkYou

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