John Ridley Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Oh, happy day when the enemies of ascendancy have got to confess that people of color rock.”

“Slavery is something that affects all of us. It's all of our history.”

“For every horrific event, something beautiful happens.”

“At the risk of sounding like that old guy in 'Gran Torino' telling those 'young punks' to 'get off my lawn,' it's gotten to the point that whenever I hear somebody talking about Twitter or twittering or tweeting, it just makes my little tummy want to hurl.”

“I'm sorry, but chick fights are sexy. If you don't think so, you're either an uptight woman or a lying man.”

“I've no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers.”

“For the vast majority of those who are obese - those with a Body Mass Index over 30 - their size is their choice. They choose to take in more calories than they burn. They choose to take in high fat calories over low-fat ones. They choose to fad diet, if they choose to diet at all.”

“I got a call saying that George Lucas wanted to meet me. Of all the phone calls I've received - Oliver Stone wants to meet you; Spike Lee wants to meet you - that was the one call I never in a million years thought was going to happen.”

“Conservative talkers love to throw numbers around: their ratings and their audience size. And to be sure, they have a sizable audience which numbers in the tens of millions. But having people tune in and being able to dictate their actions are two different things.”

“I like animals. I like people who like animals. I hate people who love animals to the point they lose their sense of reason. I'm talking the 'my computer wallpaper is my dog,' 'I hang a Christmas stocking for my cat' crowd.”