#stan

When Little Richard used to stand up and play it was just fabulous, and Liberace had the candlesticks and the rings and the gift of the gab. The piano's is the most ungainly rock' n' roll instrument of all time but those two people transcended it, as did Jerry Lee Lewis. ↗

— Elton John

#fabulous #gift #had #instrument #jerry

Basically, the reason I'm vegan is because when I was about 16 or 17 years old, I began to understand that we don't need to contribute to the killing and exploitation of animals to feed our bodies correctly. ↗

— Daniel Johns

#basically #because #began #bodies #contribute

Relatives cannot help you in the studios. You stand or fall by your own efforts. ↗

— Glynis Johns

#efforts #fall #help #own #relatives

Most of the power of painting comes through the manipulation of space... but I don't understand that. ↗

— Jasper Johns

#i #manipulation #most #painting #power

I am sworn to uphold the Constitution as Andy Johnson understands it and interprets it. ↗

— Andrew Johnson

#andy #constitution #i #i am #interprets

I do what I can to make young people understand that drugs can destroy their lives. I'm the perfect example of what people can accomplish when they have regained a sane body and spirit. ↗

— Don Johnson

#body #destroy #example #i #i can

You're in this constant state of flux and transition, as if you had jet lag all the time. The acting part of it is easy. It's all the other things that come with it that are a bit difficult. ↗

— Don Johnson

#bit #come #constant #constant state #difficult

I'm finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I'm finding myself really angry over what's happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I'm angry about cap and trade. And I've been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs. ↗

— Gary Johnson

#afghanistan #angry #been #cap #decision

I believe it to be a fact that the colored people of this country know and understand the white people better than the white people know and understand them. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

#better #colored #country #fact #i

It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

#bears #black #could #does #effective