Jimmy Baldwin was not only a writer, an international literary figure: he was a man, spirit, voice - old and black and terrible as that first ancestor. Amiri Baraka ancestorbaldwinblack Change image and share on social
Jimmy Baldwin was the creator of contemporary American speech even before Americans could dig that. He created it so we could speak to each other at unimaginable intensities of feeling, so we could make sense to each other at yet higher and higher tempos. Amiri Baraka americanbaldwincontemporary share on social
Jimmy Boggs was born in a little town called Marion Junction, Alabama, where there were as many pigs, or more pigs, than even the people. But you know what? People in the South had an understanding that you could make a way out of no way, and that's how they survived. Grace Lee Boggs alabamabearboggs share on social
Jimmy Carter as President is like Truman Capote marrying Dolly Parton. The job is just too big for him. Rich Little bigcapotecarter Change image and share on social
Jimmy Carter began his planning in the early summer of 1976, Ronald Reagan a year prior. The Clinton Administration, elected in 1992, lingered in naming its team, and as a result, took almost a year to staff its ranks. Richard V. Allen administrationbegincarter share on social
Jimmy Carter is the most intelligent. Jimmy Carter is a good man. Sirio Maccioni cartergoodintelligent Change image and share on social
Jimmy Carter laid out policies that we now look back at and say, 'Gee, that actually made sense.' But you also need to explain it and convey and communicate in a way that provides that tableau, that understanding. Eliot Spitzer backcartercommunicate share on social
Jimmy Carter proposed withdrawing the troops from South Korea. He was stopped by the United States Congress. Tom Cotton cartercongressjimmy Change image and share on social
Jimmy Carter used to walk off the airplane carrying his own luggage. Do you remember that? I don't want my president carrying - I want the freaking Marines to be carrying his luggage, and they want to carry his luggage. Donald Trump airplanecarrycarter share on social
Jimmy Carter was - he still - he remains to this day America's most ex of ex-presidents. You just can't believe that we elected this doofus. He was a bright enough guy and sort of well-meaning. But he was about as prepared to be president of the United States as your goofy old uncle, you know, the one that memorises baseball statistics. P. J. O'Rourke americabaseballbright share on social