I came out of the Civil ...

I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just the academic background as their primary training experience
I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just the academic background as their primary training experience
 Bernice Johnson Reagon

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I've always had the mentality of: work hard, get to bed early, focus - and let your work speak for itself.
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The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul, to either conquer or perish with honor, is the secret of victory.
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SHUCHU RYOKU - Focus all your energy to one point.
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Mothering/nurturing is a vital force and process establishing relationships throughout the universe.
 Bernice Johnson Reagon
If I had been at a University I don't think I would have been able to have the experience I had in my Smithsonian work. I don't think I have been as successful
 Bernice Johnson Reagon
Personally I discovered that you could go through the academy as a young scholar, come out, and almost immediately have an impact on the academic environment.
 Bernice Johnson Reagon
When I started graduate school I was interested in the culture of the Civil Rights Movement.
 Bernice Johnson Reagon
The voice I have now, I got the first time I sang in a movement meeting, after I got out of jail... and I'd never heard it before in my life.
 Bernice Johnson Reagon