E F Johnson Quotes & Sayings

Atlanta's nickname was well earned; a Chocolate City indeed it was. — T. Geronimo Johnson

My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman helping her. — James Weldon Johnson

The number of interrogators who have been bamboozled since the dawn of history by the body language and appealing manner of pretty prisoners is, to be precise, 43,123,465; in the time it has taken to write this sentence, that number has increased by 314. — William R. Johnson

The only one who can beat me is me. — Michael Johnson

For those without fire, any fire is strange fire. — Bill Johnson

If you can't be happy at the prospect of lunch, you are unlikely to be happy about anything — Robert Johnson

She thinks of him lying there, the beautiful moment never arriving, never ruined, never disappointing, over. It must be sublime dwelling in that house of longing, forever poised on desire's trembling tip, before everything is wrecked. — Susan Johnson

The strong demand, contend, prevail; the beggar is a fool. — Georgia Douglas Johnson

I'm ready for a different America. — Gary Johnson

It is one of the many ironies of this period that, at a time when the intelligentsia were excoriating Mellon for tax-evasion, and contrasting the smooth-running Soviet planned economy with the breakdown in America, he was secretly exploiting the frantic necessities of the Soviet leaders to form the basis of one of America's most splendid public collections — Paul Johnson

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the notice of others. — Samuel Johnson

The coyotes sounded like hurt dogs. They agitated plainly for Christ's return. May they not be heard. — Denis Johnson

Friendship, peculiar boon of Heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied. — Samuel Johnson

I think the world looks down on Republicans for their socially conservative views, which includes religion in government. — Gary Johnson

Let's abolish the IRS, let's eliminate income tax, let's eliminate corporate tax, let's balance the federal budget, and if we need a tax, it can be one federal consumption tax. — Gary Johnson

Don't get caught up in trying to make deals out of non-deals. — Danny Johnson

Starting a new chapter is much like composing the perfect photograph. You must ensure the proper components are there. You may throw out the extra, but with out the key elements the story goes untold. — Faith Tilley Johnson

I think a lot of people are very good, but I don't think anybody could do my rhythm. I was thinking, "If you want my rhythm" - and when I was writing, I was writing them for myself - "why am I watching another actor doing what I should be doing?" It was just a really unpleasant experience. — Jake M. Johnson

Meaning can't change from person to person, and still be true — Denis Johnson

Books were heavy shit. Next time he offered to move someone, he'd make sure the person was less of an intellectual. — Cat Johnson

I don't think the people wanna see me play Clyde Johnson the architect. — Bernie Mac

Don't give people the chance to possess you with their negativity; their gibberish can look so charming, but it can't make you a better person. — Michael Bassey Johnson

Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am. — Magic Johnson

If you live cautiously, your friends will call you wise. You just won't move many mountains — Bill Johnson

When you stop being afraid you feel good — Spencer Johnson

All this information," I say. "Yet the world is more mysterious than ever. — Adam Johnson

Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them. — Samuel Johnson

A world without glass would strike at the foundation of modern progress: the extended lifespans that come from understanding the cell, the virus, and the bacterium; the genetic knowledge of what makes us human; the astronomer's knowledge of our place in the universe. No material on Earth mattered more to those conceptual breakthroughs than glass. — Steven Johnson

I was a little, skinny, runt kid, and I decided that bowling was what I was going to do in life. — Don Johnson

i really like when someone reads my book and then review and rate it. this is very important to me because it shows me where i stand as an author and where i can improve as a writer. — Robert Trouble Johnson