"After I came home from the 1936 Olympics with my four medals, it became increasingly apparent that everyone was going to slap me on the back, want to shake my hand or have me up to their suite. But no one was going to offer me a job."

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Source : Jesse Owens, Paul G. Neimark (1972). “I Have Changed”

Jesse Owens

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“May I say that I have not thoroughly enjoyed serving with humans? I find their illogic and foolish emotions a constant irritant”
“Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life.”

Source : Parker J. Palmer (2009). “A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life”, p.5, John Wiley & Sons
“Never be associated with someone you can't be proud of, whether you work for him or he works for you”
“You gotta play the hand that's dealt you. There may be pain in that hand, but you play it. And I've played it.”
“Look up the word role in the dictionary and you'll see it means playing a part. That's why I call myself a real model.”
“It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest.”
“Actually, it seems like every time I'm about to pack it in, that's when I get a job.”

Source : Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. May 15, 2007.
“Everybody generalizes from one example. At least, I do.”

Source : Steven Brust (2002). “Issola”, p.201, Macmillan

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