Juba Quotes & Sayings

My only hope lies in my despair. — Jean Racine

There's a creative freedom with being under the radar. But I guess if you're too under the radar, you get canceled? — Casey Wilson

Women have made enormous progress on the lower and middle rungs of the career ladder, but we are failing to make the leap into senior positions. Everyone jumps to the conclusion that it's motherhood that holds women back, but often the big roadblock is the lack of executive presence. — Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Neo-Hoodoo is the 8 basic dances of 19th century New Orleans' Place Congo- the Calinda the Bamboula the Chacta the Babouille the Conjaille the Juba the Congo and the VooDoo- modernized into the Philly Dog, the Hully Gully, the Funky Chicken, the Popcorn, the Boogaloo and the dance of great American choreographer Buddy Bradley. — Ishmael Reed

Abby had never met a sweet she didn't like: cookies, pie, chocolates, donuts, and yes, cupcakes. — Harper Ashe

A common pickpocket trick is for the operator to carry a shawl or overcoat carelessly over the left arm, and to take a seat on the right side of the person they intend to rob in a streetcar or other vehicle. — Harry Houdini

I went to an all boys' school in South London and the only god was sport. — Lennie James

Wanted, a pretty lie, and they believed, because a pretty lie is easier to believe than an ugly truth. — Brom

What he'd find there, of course, was up to Pete. But he was sure there were magicians in Tampico and leopard-skins and golden thrones in Juba. Dragons and pirates and white temples where magic dwelt. And best of all, the places he didn't know about yet, the ones that would come as surprises. Oh, not entirely pleasant surprises. There should be a hint of peril, a touch of terror, to emphasize the brightness of adventure ...
("Before I Wake ... ") — Henry Kuttner

If you wrote something, you deserve to get paid and recognized for your work. No one should take a bow with another man's hat. — Ronald Isley

When you get back from a trip, make a note of what you didn't wear. This will avoid packing it unnecessarily next time. — Robert Powell

Have the courage of your own convictions and don't be swayed by friends who boast about their financial home runs. Last year's winners are often this year's losers. — Nancy Dunnan

Every Southerner, I think, knows people like Bill Clinton, maybe not quite as smart and maybe not quite as liberal, but kind of a glad-handing, country-club yuppie Southerner. The problem is we don't have labels for middle-class Southerners. — John Shelton Reed

I'm always afraid of hurting someone. But if I never tell them anything, I hurt myself more. — Lisa M. Cronkhite