J.J. Brown Quotes

Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.

I've learned that regardless of color or age, we all need about the same amount of love.

In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.

You have something special, you have GREATNESS within you!

When I saw all of the people I have known all these years, when we got together, it was scary because B.B King and I lived in the same place in Nevada.

I no longer idolize reason. I have come to accept that ninety percent of what we do is irrational and that we spend what little rational thought we have in justifying our irrationality.

I came out even with all the struggles I endured on Rikers Island.

Being in jail, it's humbled me in a way I never imagined.

When Mother died I was both freed and abandoned, as are we all at this profound juncture in our lives.

I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress.

Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.

You have the courage and power to live your dreams.

I am worth inconceivably more to hang than for any other purpose.

Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.

I did almost a year in prison, a year in prison, just because my name is Foxy Brown.

There are more ways of skinning a cat than rubbing its fur the wrong way.

It's funny, when you look back in history books or American cookery books, one of the reasons that the quinces and cranberries are used so often is because of their natural jelling properties.

She was deeply passionate about the sacred feminine.

I am deeply aware of the dimension of luck. It's so important to be prepared to receive it, but it is a major factor. There's no question.

Human thought can literally transform the physical world .. we are the masters of our own universe

Don't be so concerned with your rights that you forget your manners.

Vulnerability is not weakness.

I think everybody has a bent, and the key is to follow that bent. So much human wastage comes from people who are doing things with their lives that they really aren't happy with.

The list of non-democratic regimes that have seen significant reforms since 2001 is long and significant.

Accept the consequences of your actions in order to become the agent of your mental, physical, spiritual and material success.

Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in the harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out.

When they face desperation... human beings become animals.

You have to know what is right for you and go after it regardless of what others say.

Slavery is malignantly aristocratic.

When given the chance, women have proven they will participate in the electoral process.

I am gaining in health slowly, and am quite cheerful in view of my approaching end, - being fully persuaded that I am worth inconceivably more to hang than any other purpose.

The place of cycling in our society is set to grow, and I am committed to doing everything possible to encourage that.

No matter what the competition is, I try to find a goal that day and better that goal.

Pay as much attention to the things that are working positively in your life as you do to the things that give you trouble.

Anyone of my generation who trusts government probably has an I.Q. that would make a good golf score.

Take those kids and raise them up, teach them how to drink out of a righteous cup.

I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat.

Pop Idol, X Factor, Fame Academy, there's so much talent out there. It's great to see people getting the chance to show their potential

I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.

I'd rather be Jack be smart, than Jack be quick. Watch out for the man with the big fat licking stick.

The poets began drifting away from churches as the jurists grew louder and more insistent.

Marriage has historically been in the domain of the States to regulate.

The IIFA Weekend has my unprecedented support. The relationship between India and the UK is long standing and one we would like to keep developing forever.

No matter how bad it is, or how bad it gets; I'm going to make it.

While women certainly have made great strides toward pay parity in the past 30 years, there is still a gap in earnings between men and women in equivalent professions.

I represent central Florida, which depends on tourists for its economic survival. We need people to be able to get to the State and enjoy it.

Ah, but being in love made you mean and crazy. Love made you act like a fool even when you knew you were acting like a fool and couldn't help yourself from acting like a fool.

Jubilee 2000 is a broad coalition which has moved the earth.

Language can be very adept at hiding the truth.

Veterans continue to get the short end of the stick when it comes to this administration.