Colescott Robert Quotes & Sayings

Success lies behind fear. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Jake, a homosexual cop buried so deep in the closet he didn't know where to look for himself. — Josh Lanyon

When I get interested in a new topic I teach a class on it. There's a graduate seminar I teach in which the students and I try to expand the terminology we use to talk about poetry as well as expand our notion of what makes a poem - we read source texts on architecture, dance, photography, film and the graphic novel. — Matthea Harvey

I can take a joke," she tells me, sounding insulted.
"Yeah? When?"
"When it's not being delivered by a childish jackass who thinks he's God's gift to women."
"I am not childish." God's gift on the other hand? My record speaks for itself.
"Oh, bite me."
I wish. — Emma Chase

On October 16, 1854, in Peoria, Illinois, Douglas delivered a three-hour address to which Lincoln, by agreement, was to respond. When Lincoln's turn came, he reminded the audience that it was already 5 p.m., that he would probably require as much time as Douglas and that Douglas was still scheduled for a rebuttal. He proposed, therefore, that the audience go home, have dinner, and return refreshed for four more hours of talk. 1 The audience amiably agreed, and matters proceeded as Lincoln had outlined. — Neil Postman

We'll probably be working on another album in the next few months here. — Meg White

I think the secret of my light, quick, foot strike is related to the fact that I have fragile feet. — Frank Shorter

Probably the worst pickup line is no pickup line. I mean, at the end of the day, what is the worst that could happen? — Dawn Olivieri

Basked in the sun,listened to birds,licked off raindrops,and only in flightthe leaf saw the treeand graspedwhat it had been. — Vera Pavlova

I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious. Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have ... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first. — Thomas Jefferson

These days, you have the option of staying home, blogging in your underwear, and not having your words mangled. I think I like the direction things are headed. — Marc Andreessen