#try

I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is cheaper. ↗

— Erica Jong

#cheaper #declining #i #i think #life

We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#attempting #fulfill #inflation #larger #larger scale

We have the American people properly concerned about the future of our country and the world. ↗

— Hamilton Jordan

#american #american people #concerned #country #future

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth. ↗

— June Jordan

#because #involves #poetry #political #political act

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

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#achieve #around #climb #everybody #figure

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#everyone #fails #failure #i #i can

My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.' ↗

— Michael Jordan

#anything #father #know #late #never

I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#championship #get #i #i think #me

I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have a problem, because people really don't know. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#enjoy #gambling #i #i do #i think