#own

We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#destiny #down #find #founders #government

So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders. ↗

— June Jordan

#among #becomes #between #dialogue #each

As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#athletes #come #day #downtime #here

The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#because #downs #effort #focus #game

Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#career #culmination #franchise #goal #majority

No, I just thought of a story and wrote down what I saw. It was about two kids in Ireland who went around killing people. It was called Travelers, and it was made as an independent film. ↗

— Neil Jordan

#around #called #down #film #i

The Company of Wolves is about how society teaches young women to look at themselves, and what to be afraid of. It's about a girl learning that the world of sensuality and the unknown is not to be feared, that it's worth getting your teeth into. ↗

— Neil Jordan

#afraid #company #feared #getting #girl

Well, if you're talking about the current climate, there's a lack of content in American film because I think people are deeply confused about their emotions, and they don't regret certain aspects of their own foreign policy. ↗

— Neil Jordan

#american #american film #aspects #because #certain

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants. ↗

— Stephen King

#comes #deny #down #favorite #laughter

I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#given #i #if i could #killing #life