John Quote by Jack London

“John Barleycorn's inhibition rises like a wall between one's immediate desires and long-learned morality.”

— Jack London

In all people I see myself - none more, and not one a barleycorn less; And the good or bad I say of myself,…

— Walt Whitman

“You try to blunt certain emotions, but your tool isn’t a scalpel, it’s a sledgehammer. And you’re blunting all of them. To protect yourself…

— Ariel Leve

For when we rage, advice is often seen By blunting us to make our wits more keen.

— William Shakespeare

John Barleycorn was a hero bold, Of noble enterprise, For if you do but taste his blood, 'Twill make your courage rise, Twill make…

— Robert Burns

When the 2008 victory of Barack Obama and the defeat of grumpy old John McCain began looking, um, inevitable, I started fielding inquiries about…

— Rick Perlstein

“What’s wrong with you?” John asks suspiciously. I give him a ‘what chu talkin’ ‘bout Willis?’ look and he explains. “You just woke up.”…

— Katelin LaMontagne

Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Neil Young and Bob Dylan are my main influences.

— Cody Simpson

Well, I don't know how they define that. But they have this Texas blues thing blown kinda out of proportion. I am a Long…

— John Hunter

I feel very confident that that information should be sufficient for the members of the Senate to make an informed decision about John Roberts'…

— Alberto Gonzales

I love 'Fishing With John' so much.

— Parker Posey

“As his ears rang and his heart broke for her, he stayed strong against the gale force she let loose. After all, there was…

— J.R. Ward