Eriq Ebouaney Quotes

#1. Syncopations are no indication of light or trashy music, and to shy bricks at 'hateful ragtime' no longer passes for musical culture.

Scott Joplin

#2. Any time in America when the military has to stand in opposition of their own citizenry, something is wrong.

Iyanla Vanzant

#3. Sometimes it's hard to open up about your personal life, your relationship because you always want the music to be in the forefront. You want the music to be the biggest carrier of everything that you represent.

Nayvadius Cash

#4. Grades are almost completely relative, in effect ranking students relative to others in their class. Thus extra achievement by one student not only raises his position, but in effect lowers the position of others.

James S. Coleman

#5. I don't want to be remembered for my activities of my past, but for what I am doing today. By that I mean, I don't want to rest on my laurels satisfied by my past deeds. I want to contribute to the advancement of our Folk each and everyday.

Richard Kemp

#6. I work between my heartbeat. I have one-and-a-half seconds to actually move. And at the same time I have to watch I don't inhale my own work.

Willard Wigan

#7. Too often, the landlord-tenant relationship is unbalanced with all the power on the side of unscrupulous landlords.

Nydia Velazquez

#8. I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.

William Standish Knowles

#9. Odd how the daily imperatives persist even in the face of collective disaster.

Dan Simmons

#10. A bore: one who knows as well as you do what he is going to say next.

Mignon McLaughlin

#11. There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport ... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.

Arthur Ashe

#12. I support transitioning from the progressive tax to a flat tax system - both individual and corporate/business.

Allen West

#13. Flattery has a short battery life, but reminding people they are amazing and precious and wanted and works of art can truly change their lives.

Donald Miller

#14. Liked" was the kiss of death. "Loved" or "hated" interested him. At least the performer had aroused emotion.

Joan Rivers