James Earl Jones Quotes

I think stutterers are funny. And I know it's rude and politically incorrect to laugh at stutterers. But I think it is okay because I know why they're funny. They make people nervous. People think, when on earth are they going to get the word out, so they start laughing out of their own nervousness.

James Earl Jones

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 17, 1931

Topics

FunnyPeopleStartThinkLaughKnow

The kinds of films I like are the ones that take their time. If you reach an emotional pinnacle too early on in a film, that's kind of it. I think, as in real life, when you're getting to know someone, it starts off slowly.

Andrew Haigh

LifeTimeThinkReachSomeoneYou

Man has not really vanquished Shamanism and its spooks till he possesses the strength to lay aside not only the belief in ghosts or in spirits, but also the belief in the spirit.

Max Stirner

StrengthManSpiritBeliefGhosts

The English press, are so nosy, and the English seem to love that eavesdropping.

Michael Hutchence

LoveSeemEnglishTo LovePress

If I'm in something funny, I like to try and find some kind of serious line in it that people can relate to.

Ron Livingston

FunnyPeopleFindSeriousKindTry

I've never been one to look up the ladder. I've always looked down the ladder. As long as there's one guy down there, I'm fine.

Ron White

LongLookDownLadderNeverAlways

For many women, going back to work a few months after having a baby is overwhelming and unmanageable. As strange as it may seem, things get even more difficult for a working mom after the second and third baby arrive. By that time, the romance of being a modern 'superwoman' wears off and reality sets in.

Mika Brzezinski

WorkWomenTimeBabyMomReality

I wanted to buy a candle holder, but the store didn't have one. So I got a cake.

Mitch Hedberg

BirthdayCandleCakeBuyGotStore

I love to sleep. I'd sleep all day if I could.

Miley Cyrus

LoveDaySleepIf I CouldAll Day

Acting and the industry of making movies is beautiful, but it's so exhausting and such hard work; if you don't absolutely 100% want to do something, it defeats the purpose.

Debby Ryan

WorkHard WorkBeautifulPurposeYou

There are some geologists involved with prospecting for oil and other hidden resources who can pick up a rock and say, 'Yes, there's oil under there.' A geologist who has been studying those kinds of rocks for 10 or 20 years is able to make that pronouncement.

Christopher Alexander

RocksSayRockOilHiddenResources

With the Black Lives Matter movement, a lot of the focus is on the protest and dissent. I'm hoping to dismantle the public notion - for folks outside of the community - of what Black Lives Matter means. It's really about saying that black lives matter: that humanity is the same when you go inside people's homes.

Ava DuVernay

CommunityFocusPeopleSayingBlack

I have a lot of tailors. If I want something made in 12 hours, it will be made in 12 hours.

WizKid

WantWillSomethingHoursMadeLot

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