"The whole damned country was depending on me."

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Source : Joe Louis, Edna Rust, Art Rust (1978). “Joe Louis: My Life”, Harcourt

Joe Louis

#Country Quotes

“Eleanor Roosevelt once said, ‘No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.’ With stories from her own life and data carefully researched, Sheryl Sandberg reminds women that they have to believe in themselves and reach for opportunities. More women than men may need that advice, but I'd bet that both genders would profit from this very well-done book”
“No one has ever abandoned a belief because he was forced to do so.”
“The danger is that if you have a bunch of ideas that you forget to use.”
“People say things about me all the time and I get over it. I've had some appalling things told about me.”
“I mean, I always think when you're an actor you have to be the guy running into the burning building rather than running out of it, if you want to make some noise as an actor.”
“In poetry, even discourse about doubts must be cast in a discourse that cannot be doubted.”
“When we see the human race, we must see before all else environment and food. Historians write about social change without taking these factors into account. This is why it is difficult for them to see the reasons decline and prosperity in society.”
“Faith in God's promises means not always following the expected, rational path.”

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