"Are you looking for a Negro who won't fight back?"

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Jackie Robinson

#Fighting Quotes

“And there is a time where you can be beyond yourself. You can be better than your technique. You can be better than most of your usual ideas. And this is a whole other category that you can get into.”
“I never think of my work as writing for a young audience, frankly, because I think it risks talking 'down' to them. The idea is for these books to work just as well as for adults as kids. As for what readers will take away, I just want them to love being in the world and see it as a safe place to explore things that adults are often uncomfortable talking to them about.”
“It's too bad that our bodies wear out while our interests are just as strong as ever.”
“So it would be a good thing for Chinese parents to instill enthusiasm among their kids for football. It's a great game, not only regarding the emotions behind it, but it's also a game for young people to gain experience of working in a bigger group and work to achieve goals.”

Source : Source: news.xinhuanet.com
“For me, the iPhone is harder than reading Faust.”

Source : Interview with Caryn Ganz, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 3, 2009.
“The Night World isn't a place. It's all around us. The creatures of Night World are beautiful and deadly and irresitable to humans. Your best friend could be one-so could your crush.”

Source : L.J. Smith, Annette Pollert (2009). “Night World: The Ultimate Fan Guide”, p.1, Simon and Schuster
“Death cancels our engagements, but it does not affect the consequences of our acts in life.”
“Growing up, I wasn't allowed dolls, and my brothers weren't allowed guns. I inherited my brothers' clothes. I was never dressed in pink, and they were never dressed in blue; there were none of those rules that people still bizarrely subscribe to.”

Source : "What I know about men". Interview with Eva Wiseman, www.theguardian.com. February 9, 2008.

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