Ida B. Wells Quotes

The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he dares to protect himself against the white man or become his rival.

Ida B. Wells

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 16, 1862 - March 25, 1931

Topics

CharacterManCityWhiteBecome

From meeting Robert Plant, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones, teaming up, rehearsing, playing selected gigs outside of Britain, coming back into Olympic Studios to record the first album, and then going to America, which we crack open like a nut with the debut record - all that happened, literally, within months.

Jimmy Page

PlantAmericaBackMeetingOutside

I could never be a career politician, because I believe in telling the truth.

Jesse Ventura

TruthBelieveCareerI BelieveNever

Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.

Jessica Lange

TimeYouPerfectSometimesAlong

I would rather see a game where you play to feel happier and to make other people like you and to make the people you care about happy.

Jenova Chen

HappyPeopleGameCareFeelYou

I realized I wasn't a good employee because I was too busy listening to people's personal problems to do work.

Mel Robbins

WorkGoodPeopleListeningBusy

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.

John McCarthy

HonestyOpinionStand UpFaceBetter

A cheap suit is a cheap suit; there's nothing you can do about it.

Michael Bastian

YouNothingCheapSuitAbout

One way to appreciate C.S. Lewis is to see how his Christian humility shaped his life and work.

John Piper

LifeWorkHumilityAppreciateWay

Turkey is immersed in a profound social and political conflict between secularists, who have been in power since the republic was founded, and an insurgent Islamic-based movement that seeks to increase the role of religion in public life.

Stephen Kinzer

LifePowerReligionConflictRole

The heightened public clamor resulting from radio and television coverage will inevitably result in prejudice. Trial by television is, therefore, foreign to our system.

Tom C. Clark

ResultTelevisionWillPrejudiceOur

I think all dancers are control freaks a bit. We just want to be in control of ourselves and our bodies. That's just what the ballet structure, I think, kind of puts inside of you.

Misty Copeland

ControlThinkYouWantKindInside

I don't think I could set a book in a place without knowing it really well.

Judy Blume

BookThinkPlaceKnowingWithout

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