5 Quotes & Sayings By James Lee Schmidt

James Lee Schmidt is a scholar, author, and public intellectual. He is Professor of History at the University of Virginia where he teaches courses in American history, civil rights, legal history, and American foreign policy. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1944 and received his B.A. at Morehouse College in 1965 Read more

He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1972. From 1972 to 1990 he taught at Howard University, where he was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 1985 by the Washington Black Association for Self-Help.

From 1990 to 1993 he taught at Georgetown University before moving to UVA to teach history and American foreign policy. His work has appeared in numerous publications including The Journal of Southern History, The Review of Politics, The Journal of American History, Journal of Southern History, Civil War History, Public Historian (Washington DC), CQ Researcher (Washington DC), CQ Researcher (Washington DC), Civil War History (United States), The Quarterly Journal of Military History (United States) and The Journal of Military History (United States).

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If opportunity knocks, let it in. But with the way things are nowadays- I'd rather meet opportunity somewhere that's more public. I could meet opportunity in a coffee shop, but what if it works there? Well, I could suggest my grandma's basement.- James Lee Schmidt and Jarod Kintz James Lee Schmidt
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I've often wondered - where do the people who WORK at coffee shops go to meet their friends - Do they go to Conference Rooms? And if they don't meet in conference rooms, I'd like them to know I'd be willing to rent out my grandma's basement.- James Lee Schmidt and Jarod Kintz James Lee Schmidt
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A picture is worth a thousand words, but the way I paint I'm going to need to contact an editor. Even if I were to abstractly paint the phrase "I love you, " it would be the visual equivalent of Joyce's Ulysses.-James Lee Schmidt and Jarod Kintz James Lee Schmidt
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My last girlfriend was a Showgirl - But we eventually broke up because she wouldn't Tell me anything. Now I'm dating a girl who looks exactly like my grandma, only my girl older.- James Lee Schmidt and Jarod Kintz James Lee Schmidt