
Constance Nevlin Johnson is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 48th district from 2005 to 2014. She was the first African American woman nominated for a major statewide office in Oklahoma and the first woman United States Senate nominee from Oklahoma.
“What characterized him most of all was the force, flexibility and constancy of his attention. He can work eighteen hours at a stretch on one or on several subjects. I never saw him tired. I never found him lacking in inspiration, even when weary in body, nor when violently exercised, nor when angry.””
“Most artists live on their arts, but just a handful live for their arts.””