As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about good, good luck
Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about magic, games
If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and...Quote by Magic Johnson about attitude, contentment, work
Language is political. That's why you and me, my Brother and Sister, that's why we supposed to choke our natural self into the weird, lying, barbarous, unreal, white speech and writing habits that the schools lay down like holy law.Quote by June Jordan about language, lie, habits, law, self-control, writing, contentment
My father was both the person who gave me reason to learn how to fight and the one who taught me the basics of fighting.Quote by June Jordan about parents, fight, reason, people
Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.Quote by June Jordan about poetry, truth
To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And that's political, in its most profound way.Quote by June Jordan about truth, value, love
The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think.Quote by June Jordan about poetry, truth, contentment