"Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions."

-- Arthur Ashe

#Athlete Quotes #Community Quotes #Black Quotes

“We still need to hear more about things like water and wastewater infrastructure and community infrastructure, like local rinks and libraries. But at least we're much further on that debate than we were in the last federal election.”
“I love running and I will always run.”

Source : Interview with Chris Kelsall, www.milesplit.com. April 10, 2012.
“I hate labels; the problem is that if you say you're one thing, it's hard for people to imagine you as something else. Music is way more complicated than that.”
“I was to be a photographer and that was that. It did everything for me. I love people. I needed the camera more than ever I would have believed.”
“A cross between a foreign legion boot-camp and a secret-society initiation ritual, the ordeals were grounded in pain. One thing was obvious: the agenda, which was dedicated to grave discomfort, had been drawn up by a passionate sadist.”
“Ive never drunk coffee. Im convinced it has something to do with why my skin is good. I have either mint, green or black tea.”
“I got behind that pencil and nothing happened for many years, but since they put me in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I've turned around. I took a good look at myself and said, I think it's time to get back at work.”
“A long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you would run.”

Source : Mary Antin (2013). “The Promised Land”, p.13, Courier Corporation

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