Barbara Johnson
Barbara Johnson
Barbara Johnsonwas an American literary critic and translator, born in Boston. She was a Professor of English and Comparative Literature and the Fredric Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society at Harvard University. Her scholarship incorporated a variety of structuralist and poststructuralist perspectives—including deconstruction, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and feminist theory—into a critical, interdisciplinary study of literature. As a scholar, teacher, and translator, Johnson helped make the theories of French philosopher Jacques Derrida accessible to English-speaking audiences in the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth4 October 1947
CountryUnited States of America
I think living to be one hundred would be great, but living to fifty twice would be so much better.
Live every day to fulfill your personal mission. God has a reason for whatever season you are living through right now. A season of loss or blessing? A season of activity or hibernation? A season of growth or incubation? You may think you're on a detour, but God knows the best way for you to reach your destination.
Whatever it is probably won't go away, so we might as well live and laugh through it. When we double over laughing, we're bending so we won't break. If you think your particular troubles are too heavy and too traumatic to laugh about, remember that laughing is like changing a baby's diaper. It doesn't solve any problems permanently, but it makes things more acceptable for awhile.
I shouldn't have to live in a dump like this. If I could just move somewhere else ... I'd be happy.
Since I don't have any kids of my own, it's a challenge for me. But it's the best thing that ever happened to me. This gave me an opportunity to raise them and teach them things.
Never let a problem to be solved become more important than the person to be loved.
Everyone had a great, great time. It was a great day of racing and the conditions were pretty good.
It's been a wonderful way for everybody to come together and enjoy a spring evening with family and friends.
It sends a bad message when they can just allow their building to become run down because they just don't want to preserve it.
A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.
When we have hope, we are showing that we trust God to work out the situation. Trust is the only way we're going to make it through and be a part of God's marvelous plan for His child.
Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.
All we can take with us to heaven is what we leave behind in the lives we touch.
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away.