Johnisha Jones Quotes & Sayings

What I've learned is that it's okay to take from heroes, such as Debussy, but it has to be filtered through my own personality so that ultimately it's me. — William Kraft

In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I've remained an Indian. — Vikram Seth

Many facilities use a written request process, but some settings now use a verbal voicemail or a kiosk system for requests. Whatever system is used, it should be confidential and only accessible by health care staff. In the simple paper request system, a locked dropbox is often available on every housing unit. Inmates obtain request slips from the housing officer, complete the information and submit to the dropbox where health care staff pick up requests on daily rounds. Access — Lorry Schoenly

Men - not just babies like you, but old men, too - they always need to have a woman tell them the truth. Les hommes, ils sont impossibles. — James Baldwin

If you have enemies, forgive them. Forgiveness is always the best revenge and unforgettable punishment. — Debasish Mridha

Still, experience has taught me that knowing one's enemy is key to winning any battle. — Michelle Zink

You are to draw not reality, but the appearance of reality! — William Morris Hunt

Never take your eyes off the ball - even when it's in the referee's pocket. — Christy Ring

I can't believe how much time has passed. The first time I did stand-up I was 17, and I was really a stand-up once I was 19 in New York, and now I'm 41, and I still feel like I haven't found myself onstage. — Sarah Silverman

This sounds so bleak when I say it, but we need some delusions to keep us going. And the people who successfully delude themselves seem happier than the people who can't. — Woody Allen

So when people tell you, oh, you can't have the Ten Commandments on public property, they're just wrong. It's historically false. It's not true. Now, you can decide to invent a new America in which you shouldn't say "one nation under God" as part of the pledge because, after all, you will offend three atheists. But that's not the America you inherited. That's a different country. And I think it's a weaker country and I think it's a country that has no roots in terms of where its rights come from. — Newt Gingrich

It's an illusion to believe that you can be happy when no one else is. Or that other people will not be affected by your unhappiness. — John Brockman

Little by little, not without astonishment, I rediscovered the great names of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, who had been the master thinkers of my grandfather and other Mexican liberals. They did no offer me a doctrine or a catechism: they were and they are a source, an inspiration. — Octavio Paz

I have never been a Marilyn Monroe wannabe. I have always been happy in my own skin! — Mamie Van Doren

I never waited for my Irish Cream coffee to be the right temperature, with a storm happening outside and my fireplace crackling ... I wrote every day, at home, in the office, whether I felt like it or not, I just did it. — Stephen J. Cannell