Jerris Johnson Quotes & Sayings

I'm not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture. — Holly Near

Make up a recipe for a successful revolution."
"Take large masses of injustice, resentment and frustration. Put them in a week or failing hegemon. Sir in misery for a generation or two, until the heat rises. Throw in destabilizing circumstances to taste. A tiny pinch of event to catalyze the whole. Once the main goal of the revolution is achieved, cool instantly to institutionalize the new order. — Kim Stanley Robinson

My mother has always been a worker bee, but she's also a serious foodie. — Isabel Gillies

Because the process of innovation often relies heavily on the combining and recombining of previous innovations, the broader and deeper the pool of accessible ideas and individuals, the more opportunities there are for innovation. — Erik Brynjolfsson

Rock n' roll really belongs to all America. It really doesn't belong to one city. — Ahmet Ertegun

When it is not possible to reason with holy warriors, it is necessary to immobilize them or crush them. — William F. Buckley Jr.

It gives me a sense of tunnel vision. — Tom Glavine

I could have had an orgasm from the mind fuck he was giving me right there — Christine Zolendz

made of stone. It had no windows and only one door, through which you had to crawl. — T.H. White

Thanks to a lot of people, not just myself, 'Whale Rider' had an amazing impact emotionally, and people remember it. I count myself very lucky that all those doors were unlocked, I just had to open them. — Keisha Castle-Hughes

With relish, Kevin explained the boy's claim to fame: An elderly couple in an adjacent apartment had complained about how loudly he played his CDs of the Monkees at three in the morning. The next weekend, the couple's daughter discovered her parents in their bed, slit from crotch to throat. "That's appalling," I said. "I can't believe anyone still listens to the Monkees. — Lionel Shriver

Recipes are how we learn all the rules, and cooking is knowing how to break them to suit our tastes or preferences. — Shauna Niequist

In 'A Scandalous Woman,' the eventually distraught narrator watches as her high-spirited friend is beaten down - literally and figuratively - by Ireland's pious customs. — Alan Cheuse

There was so much in the world to be had and not had. — Sue Monk Kidd