Jacqueline Woodson Quotes

My mom was very strict. And we were very religious. So I knew that I was not allowed to do the wrong thing. And I knew that I had a home I could run to. And I had a mom.

Jacqueline Woodson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HomeMomWrongRunWrong ThingKnew

I'm not one to air my dirty laundry for the whole world.

Jenna Fischer

WorldDirtyLaundryAirWhole

Anyone who's gotten their passport in America will tell you, when you get it, it still says what country you were born in. So I remember getting my American passport. I was like, 'Woo-hoo! I'm going to travel.' And I opened it up. It said, 'Born in Iran.' I'm like, 'Oh, come on, man!'

Maz Jobrani

TravelManAmericanAmericaRemember

He who refuses to stoop, who cannot be bribed by the promise of success or the fear of failure - who walks the highway of the right, and in disaster stands erect, is the only victor.

Robert Green Ingersoll

SuccessFailureFearRightDisaster

That's part of the character of Shanghainese people. They're good negotiators, they're very persistent, and you grow up in an atmosphere like that - very competitive. That becomes part of your personality: Shanghai personality becomes part of yours. Just like New Yorkers - they're often like that.

Amy Tan

GoodCharacterPersonalityPeopleUp

Alliances and partnerships produce stability when they reflect realities and interests.

Stephen Kinzer

PartnershipsReflectStability

You got to let the people know while they're here how much they're appreciated and how much you love them.

Sterling K. Brown

LovePeopleYouKnowAppreciated

I almost never make stuff out of cookbooks because they're either too complicated or there's an ingredient in there that I can't find.

Trisha Yearwood

FindComplicatedNeverOutStuff

If to the viewer's eyes, my world appears less beautiful than his, I'm to be pitied and the viewer praised.

Rockwell Kent

BeautifulEyesWorldThanHisLess

Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don't want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time.

Deontay Wilder

PatienceTimeBlessingWaitWant

Someone once asked me, 'How long does it take to do your hair.' I said, 'I don't know, I'm never there.'

Dolly Parton

MeHairSomeoneLongKnowSaid

I was baptized Methodist, but I was mainly raised First Church of NFL, which is to say that my family, especially my father, was much more concerned with watching football on Sundays than attending services.

Christopher Moore

FamilyFatherFootballChurchSay

When you're out there with thousands of people it's probably better to have a bigger show to look at, and it turned out really well and they videoed it for me.

Cliff Richard

PeopleMeBetterYouLookOut

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