"We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between the time we're born and we die? We're born to live. One is a realist if one hopes."

-- Studs Terkel

#Realist Quotes #Born Quotes

“I just don't think that a lot of the time the messages we send kids prepare them for real life.”
“If a man's got talent and guts to buck society, he's obviously above average. You want to hold on to him. You straighten him out and turn him into a plus value. Why throw him away? Do that enough and all you've got left are the sheep.”
“God has lots of children in the church today; I'm honestly not sure He has many friends.”
“We're all here at the same time and we should celebrate that.”
“I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest.”
“I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!”
“If I have to be typecast, I'd like it to be as Abraham Lincoln.”
“In case of dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field.”

Source : James Naismith (1941). “Basketball: Its Origin and Development”, p.54, U of Nebraska Press

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