Nipcen Quotes & Sayings

I was born 50 years after slavery, in 1913. I was allowed to read. My mother, who was a teacher, taught me when I was a very young child. The first school I attended was a small building that went from first to sixth grade. There was one teacher for all of the students. There could be anywhere from 50 to 60 students of all different ages. — Rosa Parks

I'm a huge fan of music in schools and music education because that's how I grew up. — Kris Allen

You do not truly own anything that you can't carry in both arms at a dead run — Robert A. Heinlein

I can score 20 points if I want to, but that's not my desire. — Dennis Rodman

One little joke involving hemorrhagic fever and they brand you 'unstable — Michelle Hodkin

I've got more freckles than just about anybody. My children didn't get them, thankfully. They have tiny little freckles. — Julianne Moore

But sometimes I'd feel more fulfilled making Christmas cards with the mentally ill. I want to live and I want to love. I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of. — Steven Morrissey

When something is written for you or handed to you, sometimes there's a very interesting dance as you discover what it is that's required. — Mark Sheppard

If I had to pick between knowing just a little about a lot of folks and knowing everything about a few, I'd opt for the long, wide-angle shot, I think. — Walter Kirn

Customers should complain more. You know, food's expensive nowadays. And these sommeliers come along with their thousand-page wine list and practically throw it in your lap. They're all businessmen and know that customers get intimidated and buy something overpriced. I say, always put them on the spot. 'You come back to me with a red wine at $30, $40. Come back to me with a choice.' — Gordon Ramsay

You'd see extraordinary-looking people around in the '70s. It was so exciting! You'd have mad people, like Gerlinde [Kostiff] riding around on her bicycle with a huge hat. Everybody was doing things. I don't have any bad memories of that period. — Manolo Blahnik

Its belief in polarizing language and tactics, a militant and militarized foreign policy, and a constant search for mortal enemies, foreign and domestic alike, qualifies the current GOP as a radical right-wing party, not a conservative one. — Mike Lofgren