Jacqueline Woodson Quotes

Even after Jim Crow was supposed to not be a part of the South anymore, there were still ways in which you couldn't get away from it. And I think once I got to Brooklyn, there was this freedom we had.

Jacqueline Woodson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 12, 1963

Topics

FreedomThinkYouBrooklynJim Crow

Playing for someone else's crowd is always difficult for any band.

Jerry Cantrell

SomeoneBandDifficultAlwaysCrowd

When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decided to open up the voting beyond their inner circle, to the actual fans, that's when I think everything changed.

John Oates

ThinkRock And RollVotingCircle

If a deal advertised on an unknown website looks too good to be true, it almost certainly is.

Robert Rinder

GoodWebsiteBe TrueLooksTrueToo

I want to have all of my faculties.

Jeff Bridges

WantFaculties

I did my first interview in 1995 and was asked about my private life. I said, 'Why would I tell you? I don't see the logic in anyone knowing that about me. For whose sake? Nobody wins.'

Sidse Babett Knudsen

LifeMeLogicYouNobodySaid

There's a time in your life where you're not quite sure where you are. You think everything's perfect, but it's not perfect... Then one day you wake up and you can't quite picture yourself in the situation you're in. But the secret is, if you can picture yourself doing anything in life, you can do it.

Tom DeLonge

LifeTimeDayYourselfYou Can Do It

There's a long list of technologies that have now made it possible to carry out very precise search efforts in the deep sea.

Robert Ballard

SeaDeepSearchLongNowPossible

If you've ever watched a television cartoon, you know that kids don't appreciate subtlety, though perhaps that's because they're not often offered it.

Rumaan Alam

AppreciateYouTelevisionKnowKids

As I approach my 88th birthday, it's become apparent to me that my eyes and ears, among other appurtenances, aren't quite what they used to be. The prospect of long flights to wherever in search of whatever are not quite as appealing.

Mike Wallace

BirthdayEyesMeSearchLongBecome

Some people seem to think football is like theatre and that everyone has to play the good guy. But I think that you transform when you cross the white line: you're not the same person as off it.

Diego Costa

GoodFootballPeopleTheatreThink

Yeah, I love being famous. It's almost like being white, y'know?

Chris Rock

LoveFamousWhiteBeing FamousBeing

The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and abilities. In contrast, redistribution simply spreads money around. Even worse, it attenuates the ability to earn success by perverting economic incentives.

Arthur C. Brooks

SuccessMoneyPeopleFreeSkills

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