#ours

If you want to be fully convinced of the abominations of slavery, go on a southern plantation, and call yourself a negro trader. Then there will be no concealment; and you will see and hear things that will seem to you impossible among human beings with immortal souls. ↗

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

#among #beings #call #concealment #convinced

I empathize with women in their high heels so I'll be there in my kilt and T-shirt and I'll walk around all day just to prove that if I can wear the shoes for 36 hours then certainly our customer can wear them. ↗

— Marc Jacobs

#around #certainly #customer #day #empathize

But inspiration? - That's when you come home from abroad and are asked: Well, have you found inspiration? - and fortunately you haven't. But the impressions sink in, of course, and may emerge later: None of us has invented the house; that was done many thousands of years ago. ↗

— Arne Jacobsen

#ago #asked #come #course #done

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results. ↗

— William James

#accomplished #accordingly #act #amazed #attitude

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#best #course #exceptionally #good #liar

I bought one of those Learn How to Play Guitar Chords By Yourself and it shows you the diagram where to put your hands and I took that in my room, sat with my singles and learned how to play guitar. ↗

— Joan Jett

#chords #diagram #guitar #hands #how

The word of God teacheth lowliness of mind; it teacheth us to know ourselves. ↗

— John Jewel

#know #mind #ourselves #us #word

Once you are successful, there's a very seductive rhythm at work that keeps you wanting to outdo yourself. By the end of 'Spirit' I felt like I didn't want to get into that trap. It almost makes you cartoon-like. ↗

— Jewel

#end #felt #get #i #into

I love shows about creating and cooking. Sometimes they're so extraordinary, you end up setting yourself to fail. ↗

— Jewel

#cooking #creating #end #extraordinary #fail

I'm the classic absent-minded professor: I'm very focused on something, and meanwhile, I've left the refrigerator door open for hours. ↗

— Jewel

#door #focused #hours #i #left