Carter G. Woodson Quotes

This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters of religion, education, and social uplift; it must deal with such fundamental forces in life as make these things possible.

Carter G. Woodson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 19, 1875 - April 3, 1950

Topics

LifeEducationLeadershipReligion

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

I've got to sing for Pops; I've got to keep my father's legacy alive because he started all of this. So I started calling people, and nobody would give me a chance, but I didn't let that stop me. I took money out the bank and I started making me a record, and I did it in this guy's basement.

Mavis Staples

FatherMoneyPeopleMeLegacyStop

While I wouldn't wish being teased on anyone, I think it eventually leads to a kind of solidarity in adult life. The few people I know who weren't picked on in school are people I find I can't relate to on much more than a surface level. There's a sensitivity that comes with feeling like an outsider at some point in your life.

Anna Kendrick

LifeSchoolPeopleThinkWishFind

I kissed John Updike as he presented me with an award. It wasn't the best kiss as far as kisses go, but I hold the fact that I kissed John Updike, that he kissed me, very close to my heart.

Ann Patchett

HeartBestKissMeAwardGo

If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence.

Steve Coogan

GreatSilencePeopleYouKnowActor

My parents kept us sheltered from this world of Hollywood. I don't have any great memories of bouncing on Cary Grant's knee or something like that.

Tony Goldwyn

MemoriesGreatParentsWorldUs

The secular world looks to the church and to its chagrin, finds no love, no life, no laughter, no hope and no happiness.

Rod Parsley

LifeLoveHappinessHopeLaughter

I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players.

Mike Piazza

SportsPeopleGameEnjoyLongWant

I'm not the kind of person to Google myself, because you'll find whatever you're looking for. If you want to read something that says you're the greatest actor that ever lived, if you want to find something that is pretty hurtful, you'll find it.

Miles Teller

MyselfLookingYouFindPersonKind

If you take a lie and allow your desire for the truth, you'll end up with some truth - not fact, but something that gets you closer to the truth. That's what we want. When we go to a play, we need to be assured that the experience we're having.

Denis Johnson

TruthExperienceLieEndYouPlay

My dad was an adventurer, my mother a romantic. When they met in college, both were creative writers; the writing was a bond.

Brian Herbert

MotherRomanticCreativeCollegeMet

I've definitely been in relationships where I've given too much, and I've been in relationships where I haven't given enough. I think it's a work in progress. I have to find that person where it clicks.

Ashley Greene

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