Jo Jones Quotes

Life and career kind of catches up with you.

I want to do my Blade Runner, which is like a future Berlin film, which is like a thriller, but it's much deeper characters, I think.

I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one thing to the other.

One of the biggest changes for me on a practical level of shooting the film was having a second unit.

Any social movement that seeks to benefit only its own members I think is a shallow movement and probably doomed to failure.

I think when you've lived a bit, you read more into the songs. I do, anyway. And you're sort of living the songs rather than performing them.

First of all, I love singing. I mean, I get out of bed and I sing. I can't help it.

It isn't the experience of today that drives men mad. It is the remorse for something that happened yesterday, and the dread of what tomorrow may disclose.

I think it's good that I had some experience of the real world before I became successful. You know, having to get up in the morning and going to work in construction.

There's plenty for me to do. There are more albums. I'll record as long as I can and as long as my voice works as well as it does now and for as long as people want to hear me.

The first thing to remember: There's no substitute for cold steel. They do not like it up 'em, they DON'T LIKE IT UP 'EM

It takes people some time to appreciate that their greater resources are often the people they know.

I've always felt myself as being a serious singer.

As you become acquainted with a character you are creating, you add parts of yourself that are pertinent to that character.

We didn't think we were a fourth-place team. For us to beat the first-place team in the West and the first-place team in the East shows the dedication and determination that we had.

The banjo am the instrument for me.

It's OK to not be political unless your country is falling apart.

My father was always there for me when I lost. But, then, I never really lost when my father was there.

The main message of this movie [Let It Shine] that everyone will take away is to believe in yourself.

If someone was to tally the number of human hours wasted in business by people trying to accomplish objectives without being given the authority to do so, we would all be appalled.

Singing, dancing, and acting! The part [of Roxie in Let It Shine] was right up my alley. Plus, the thought of playing a rock star was like a dream for me.

I've turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It's an absolute no-go.

It never feels good, but I've had a couple of heartbreakers where I could have won the game, but instead ended the season, ... You learn from that.

I am Mother Jones. The Government can't take my life and you can't take my arm, but you can take my suitcase.

If you can find the courage, if you have in your heart even the slightest bit of rebellion against injustice, maybe you can channel that and become a leader.

I don't see people as groups, I see them as individuals.

What is a good enough principle for an American citizen ought to be good enough for the working man to follow.

The whole man is involved, the mind, the heart and the will, and a common cause of spiritual depression is the failure to realize that the Christian life is a whole life, a balanced life.

Hope is the forward-looking part of memory.

It's something I was very hesitant about, but we're the only mammals who don't ingest our own placentas. It's not witchcrafty or anything! I suggest it to all moms!

I have that thing in my stomach where I just need to keep striving for things. In my mind, I want the fairy tale

Normal people with normal problems can be hilarious.

I like to cook Shrimp Alfredo. It's also my favorite dish to eat!

Today the white child is sold for two dollars a week to the manufacturers.

If you have not clung to a broken piece of your old ship in the dark night of the soul, your faith may not have the sustaining power to carry you through to the end of the journey.

Whatever we focus on determines what we become.

My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in whatever hands it is placed.

I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying "I don't want to bore you with the details".

You'll find your life greatly simplified if you only worry about stuff you can fix.

Justin Bieber stole my haircut. And Axl Rose stole my dance!

I'm not as impatient as I used to be. I used to hit people if I didn't like what they were saying. Just lash out. 'Bam - shut up! Hahahah!' I was terrible.

No. This has to do with drugs." My jaw fell open and I almost lost my toothbrush. "You're on drugs?" She pressed her mouth together. "No. You are." "I'm on drugs?" I asked, stunned. I had no idea.

There is no more compassionate and effective way to help poor people in New York City than to give to Robin Hood.

It's not about what you have, it's what people think you have.

People don't believe this, but Hollywood really is a meritocracy.

Play with me and you play with fire.

One of the greatest disservices you can do a man is to lend him money that he can't pay back.

In the ordinary church, it is suppressed by respectability, by a desire to appear better than we really are.

Some people are mistaken, they think birds need feed to survive, but they don't. The main reason to feed birds is to enjoy them.

On your birthday . . . Have a cuppa, kick off your shoes, sit back and relax ? you deserve it! Best Wishes for a Very Relaxing Birthday.