UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House) An Olympic…

Race is the idea that a human being is more superior than another human being, race in society grants illusional rights to mistreat each…

— Jeremy Limn

The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does…

— Margaret Mead

I think the next 50 years are going to present the human race with challenges that so far exceed the limitations of geopolitical boundaries…

— Zachary Quinto

What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to…

— Lewis Hamilton

When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs.

— Sammy Sosa

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon…

— Magdalena Neuner

Too many times we flitter our energy into too many goals and in the process don't achieve much. Focus is very important in life.…

— Vaishali Kasture

I mean, you've kind of got the track down, especially with ovals. The only thing that improves is that when race conditions come, you…

— Danica Patrick

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish.

— William Blake

Bernie [Ecclestone] is the commercial rights holder so the more outgoing the champion is, the better. Of course. I also do think about our…

— Bernie Ecclestone

If you do a black character or a female character or an Asian character, then they aren't just that character. They represent that race…

— Dwayne McDuffie

If life were like a competitive race, some people would be given a flying start and others would line up with weights tied to…

— Mardy Grothe

Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ... We are…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Every Finish Line is the beginning of a new race

— Anonymous

Motor racing's less of a sport these days than a commercial break doing 150 mph.

— Peter Dunne