#ah

My luck at the gambling table was varied; sometimes I was fifty to a hundred dollars ahead, and at other times I had to borrow money from my fellow workmen to settle my room rent and pay for my meals. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

#borrow #dollars #fellow #fifty #gambling

But I was always a bit of a gypsy, anyway. I spent five years at Oklahoma State, five years at Miami and moved on after winning the national championship, and five years with the Cowboys. So, I was ready to move on. We won back-to-back Super Bowls, and I felt that I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish. ↗

— Jimmy Johnson

#accomplished #after #always #anyway #bit

I used to have to force myself to go, okay, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing and then all of a sudden a thought of some where could come in. Now I can just focus and not think about anything. So, yeah, I guess I do that a lot. ↗

— Nancy Johnson

#anything #come #could #focus #force

There is the illusion of the world and the reality of the Torah. ↗

— Meir Kahane

#reality #torah #world

If you do things well one at a time, you end up in a really good place. Don't get ahead of yourself. Control the things you can. ↗

— Ron Johnson

#control #end #get #good #good place

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#back #better #look #prepare #regret

It's better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#back #better #look #prepare #regret

I've been told the weirdest things: 'Yeah, I love taking a bath to your music!' or 'I gave birth to my daughter while listening to your music.' ↗

— Norah Jones

#been #birth #daughter #gave #i

I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. ↗

— Erica Jong

#ahead #back #change #despite #fear

If you’re given the opportunity to look deep enough, you can see a person’s spirit in their eyes but usually, they are guarded, kept safe. Not you, my tigress, the night of your claiming, even in the moonlight, I could see your spirit shining from your eyes. You hold your spirit close to the surface for all to behold and it is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. ↗

— Kristen Ashley

#beauty