Jayson Quotes

People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That's a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many stories there were and out of 700 plus stories, 50 corrections is not a high amount. ~ Jayson Blair

If words could build a bridge In the dimension where you belong I would bind the syllables to see your smile again. ~ Jayson Zabate

I want to be here, for my family. I want to be here for my baby. I want to see the birth of my baby. ~ Jayson Williams

Alcohol is the cause of all my problems. ~ Jayson Williams

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie. ~ Jayson Blair

action speaks louder than word but if someone judged you by your picture that means they are STUPID not to understand art and missed the meaning of "for art sakes ~ Jayson Zabate

The day I open my eyes to you, was also the day I open my heart to you. ~ Jayson Engay

Don't get too deep, it leads to over thinking, and over thinking leads to problems that doesn't even exist in the first place. ~ Jayson Engay

Whenever you're having a burden in your heart, share it to those people whom you trust. It'll make you feel better. ~ Jayson Engay

I could have been better. That's my goal now, to be better. ~ Jayson Williams

If I had to think of what I would do different in my whole career, it's that I never would have picked up a beer, bottle of vodka. That definitely changed my life. That is an Achilles' heel for me. ~ Jayson Williams

Society sucks. It should not matter what others think, if we are fine with it. Still we both have to concern ourselves with what others might see and think. ~ Jayson James

People keeps on complaining, but they're not doing anything about the things that they're complaining about. ~ Jayson Engay

Once I had a better beat, I needed to have an even better one. And somewhere in that climbing, I lost sight of, sort of, my moral and ethical underpinnings. ~ Jayson Blair

We're like Iraq. We're hiding missiles. We've got two missiles in reserve. ~ Jayson Williams

What I didn't realize was the severity of the crime, so to speak. I think that's important. That's one of the lessons learned here. You move to a new area, you really need to be sure of what the laws and penalties are. You hear those things. You hear, 'Don't speed in Virginia' when you get here, just in casual conversations. What's left out is why you don't speed in Virginia. I learned the hard way, that's for sure. ~ Jayson Werth

I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists. ~ Jayson Blair

It's loud inside my head, with those words I want to say to you. ~ Jayson Engay

I will never be able to move on as much as people would like me to. ~ Jayson Williams

It's not about the external things that surround you, but it's about YOU.
How you operates your life, how you take your path and walk with it. ~ Jayson Engay

I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation. ~ Jayson Blair

It's a sin to swear. ~ Jayson Williams

Help yourself before you help others. ~ Jayson Engay

I give God all the glory. And try to move on. Come home and hug my wife and my children. And thank God for every day that I have with my family. ~ Jayson Williams

Peter Singer put it when discussing the use of biotechnology in food, "It is a mistake to place any moral value on what is natural. I mean many things are natural, including racism, sexism, war, and all sorts of diseases that we try to fight all the time. So the argument about [genetically engineered] food being unnatural and therefore wrong oversimplifies this debate."14 ~ Jayson Lusk

I don't want this to be a distraction. This has been distracting enough. I'm not going to rehash this going forward. I'm sure other people are going to have questions about it, but we've got a big season coming up. ~ Jayson Werth

I'll say life is simpler. ~ Jayson Williams

It's very painful to have something that's not true written about you. ~ Jayson Blair

That's what prison did for me, it isolated me, you know, it polished me up like a stone. ~ Jayson Williams

You don't need to understand what the world is, just let your life flow with it and become something ~ Jayson Engay

Some people it seems to me would like for me to crawl in a hole and disappear forever. That's just not in my nature. ~ Jayson Blair

You face racism in small and large ways. ~ Jayson Blair

Jayson was lucky I was so tired and out of sorts, because I wanted to fold space, punch him in the mouth and fold back to Austin. ~ Connie Suttle

You suffered a lot, I know
You've been through many things that no one knows
It made you cry
It made you weak
It made you lay on bed all day
Hoping when you wake up it's all gone
But despite all of those, you survived
Yes it's still there ---
But you're fighting
Keeping the faith
Making the best out of yourself ~ Jayson Engay

I am here, I will always be here. Watching you, loving you. ~ Jayson Engay

It will always depend on you, the choices you make and the actions you take. ~ Jayson Engay

I want to see the birth of my baby. Hopefully it's a boy. He can play for St. John's. ~ Jayson Williams

Those ethical choices often are made every day at a time, minute by minute in ways that you may not even relate to ethics, so I'm going to walk them through the whole story from that perspective and hopefully they'll be able to walk away with something good from it. ~ Jayson Blair

I have a beautiful family. I want to be here, for my family. ~ Jayson Williams

I went down and played with Magic Johnson at his all-star game in Atlanta. I remember Magic stopped the game and said, 'We need you here with us in L.A.' ~ Jayson Williams

Wakey wakey eggs and bacey! ~ Jayson James

I may act like I don't care anymore, but if only you could see me inside, you'll know how much I wanted to be with you. ~ Jayson Engay

Learn to accept things, learn to understand things that they're happening because it's for our own good. No matter what happen, just always remember that If that thing didn't happen, I wouldn't be what I am now. ~ Jayson Engay

I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism. ~ Jayson Blair

She was the one who would balance us; she was our unity. The beauty to my beast ~ Christin Lovell

I lost my way for a long time. ~ Jayson Williams

The world may be against us, but this love we have is enough to put this world beneath us. ~ Jayson Engay

I hope you both know you mean a lot to me too. ~ Jayson James

Sorry. Sometimes my mouth engages before making contact with my brain. ~ Jayson James

I have lived a life that has been beautiful and painful at some moments. But I am convinced others can learn how to control a certain kind of rage that bubbles up in many Americans, particularly, but not limited to, women, blacks, and other minorities. ~ Jayson Blair

Cause sometimes what makes you two is shadow and you. ~ Jayson Lobo

Every day people say you got to move on with your life. You have to move on. And you just can't. ~ Jayson Williams

All of this is in French," Opal observed. She'd walked in halfway through my restocking episode and started reading labels.

"I went to Paris," I informed her.

"No squid," Jayson high-fived Hank. I had no idea why. ~ Connie Suttle

When Corporate America finds a Jayson Blair in its midst, the standard operating procedure is to circle the wagons and deny that any form of liability extends up the chain of command. ~ Gary Weiss

You're the certainty of my uncertainty. Your significance defines the love and connection I have for you and I wanna thank you because you help me grow to become my full self and contribute meaningfully to this world we're both in. ~ Jayson Engay

Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive. ~ Jayson Blair

I want to get out in the community and make sure everyone knows I'm not some renegade driver that's out there and irresponsible and reckless. I really think this is just a one-time thing. You live and learn. If you do the crime, you do the time, so to speak. With that said, I got a lot going for me. I got a great job, a great career, a great family. This is just a little bump in the road. My spirit's not broke. I'm not down and out by any means. ~ Jayson Werth

We gotta show up tomorrow ready to eat somebody's face. ~ Jayson Werth

I'm not what I am, I am who I am. ~ Jayson Engay

How the hell did someone fall asleep while they were being spanked? ~ Christin Lovell

Everything begins with white. ~ Jayson Engay

Scott had some sort of power, or force field. In essence, he was like fucking gay guy repellant. Not a single gay guy would come anywhere near me, let alone talk to or hit on me when he was around. ~ Jayson James

I think no athlete wants to end his career on an injury. ~ Jayson Williams

If they're all so brilliant and I'm such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn't catch me? ~ Jayson Blair

Remember that we're living in a place that is temporary. No matter what you believe in the end of time I don't care about it. As of now.. live your life, cut those negative thoughts and actions, reach your dreams and goals. ~ Jayson Engay

Well the first thing I'd say is that I'm not sure exactly what I'm supposed to do to show my remorse other than to say that I'm remorseful. ~ Jayson Blair

Your thoughts and emotions will dictate the kind of life you will have. ~ Jayson Engay

I can't say anything other than the fact that I feel a range of emotions including guilt, shame, sadness, betrayal, freedom and appreciation for those who have stood by me, been tough on me, and have taken the time to understand that there is a deeper story and not to believe everything they read in the newspapers. ~ Jayson Blair

You get taken in, and they give you a jumpsuit, which are a lot more comfortable than you'd think. It depends on where you go - what floor or what cellblock. For me, you go in, and you're just in with a bunch of other people who are in serving their time. You're just in there. It's just boring. You're in detention, essentially. ~ Jayson Werth

I am immensely contrite. And I'm sorry for the damage I've done. ~ Jayson Blair

I don't believe in luck or in hard work without the so called "work smart". It's not all about how you work hard but it's about how you manage your time, resources, mind to work together for a better output. ~ Jayson Zabate

Whatever happens right now, it has to happen. ~ Jayson Engay

You know I am done lying. Obscuring the truth is no longer something I have any interest in doing. I want it all to come out. The good, the bad, the ugly. ~ Jayson Blair

It's a time in my life that I'm glad it's behind me. I've had time to reflect on the whole thing. I want to talk about it one time and kind of lay it to rest. I'm ready to put it behind me. I've learned my lesson. I don't recommend the experience I had to anyone, really. It's not something that was fun. It's not a destination you would choose. ~ Jayson Werth