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The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limited capital decided me in favor of Atlanta University; so about the last of September I bade farewell to the friends and scenes of my boyhood and boarded a train for the South. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

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There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I think they ought to be proud of it. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

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Through my music teaching and my not absolutely irregular attendance at church, I became acquainted with the best class of colored people in Jacksonville. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

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When we arrived in London, my sadness at leaving Paris was turned into despair. After my long stay in the French capital, huge, ponderous, massive London seemed to me as ugly a thing as man could contrive to make. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

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You are young, gifted, and Black. We must begin to tell our young, There's a world waiting for you, Yours is the quest that's just begun. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

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The only thing worse than a coach or CEO who doesn't care about his people is one who pretends to care. People can spot a phony every time. ↗

— Jimmy Johnson

#care #ceo #coach #every #every time

Give people enough guidance to make the decisions you want them to make. Don't tell them what to do, but encourage them to do what is best. ↗

— Jimmy Johnson

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And the main thing was that I wanted to live in south Florida. That's why I left the Cowboys; to live in south Florida. ↗

— Jimmy Johnson

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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

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I can't confirm any rumors. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching. ↗

— Jimmy Johnson

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