N. K. Jemisin Quotes

I was raised to be very wary of the police. I was raised to stay away from them unless you absolutely have to. Because they're dangerous.

N. K. Jemisin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 19, 1972

Topics

PoliceYouDangerousI Was Raised

In the same way you pick idly at chips, promising this is literally your last one, you may be in a relationship that you know isn't going anywhere, but you're hungry for love, and it feels less frightening than nothing.

Joanna Coles

LoveRelationshipYouKnowNothing

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.

John F. Kennedy

TruthGreatLieTruth IsEnemyMyth

Strangers shouldn't be allowed to take a picture of your child and sell it for profit.

Melissa McCarthy

ChildPictureStrangersProfitSell

In Hollywood they usually cast me as villains or priests.

Max von Sydow

MeHollywoodCastVillainsPriests

Everybody could be an entrepreneur, but very few will become very rich entrepreneurs.

Robert Kiyosaki

RichEntrepreneurWillBecomeFew

When you're younger, you want to project an image of yourself through your work, but now, I just want to make something honest.

Miguel Sapochnik

WorkYourselfYouNowWantImage

It takes the same effort to think small than to think big. But to think big frees you from the insignificant details.

Jorge Paulo Lemann

EffortSmallThinkDetailsYouBig

Every day, I get closer to God. Every day, my will to do the right thing gets stronger.

DMX

GodDayDo The Right ThingStronger

In archaeology, context is the basis of many discoveries that are imputed to the deliberate workings of intelligence. If I find a rock chipped in such a way as to give it a sharp edge, and the discovery is made in a cave, I am seduced into ascribing this to tool use by distant, fetid and furry ancestors.

Seth Shostak

IntelligenceI AmFindEdgeRock

I would love to act for the rest of my life, but I also know that it could be taken away in a day. It's something I've always loved, but it's nothing I've ever revolved my entire life around. I have many other passions as well.

Shailene Woodley

LifeLoveDayRestLovedMy Life

Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.

Nikolai Gogol

SoulYouBodySayWhateverMay

I wanted to do journalism, as I was an idealist. Then, in my second year of journalism, I realized that in real life, things don't work the way you expect them to. I realized that I could express my ideas better through films.

Nithya Menen

LifeWorkIdeasBetterYearYou

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