"History will treat me right."

-- Ralph Abernathy

“If you try to impress an alarm clock, it will simply tell you the time.”
“I don't need to worry about being idolised.”

Source : "Li Na of China keeps feet on ground after historic French Open victory" by Simon Cambers, www.theguardian.com. June 5, 2011.
“Right now, your destiny is to shut up!”
“A lady likes to be complimented on her looks, her eyes, her figure. But the personality comments are much appreciated.”
“I don't care if I never see Texas again.”

Source : Rafer Johnson (1998). “The Best that I Can be: An Autobiography”, Doubleday Books
“I do love the weird, and I realize that I write much in that tradition, so I'm happy to be counted in among some of my favorite authors.”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com
“I'd made enough made money by the time I was 12 to never work again, so it's not about a big pay check with me.”
“Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come.”

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