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At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came very… — Willie Mays
I played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was a lot of money in those days — Willie Mays
I say to the [European countries]: Hurry up and apologize to our nation, because if you do not, you will regret it. This is because… — Khaled Mashal
President Clinton was often known as the first black president. I wouldn't be upset if I could earn the right to be the second. — John F. Kerry
My dog does not care where heat comes from, but he cares that it comes, and soon. Indeed he considers my ability to make it… — Aldo Leopold
I write to create red in a world that often appears black and white. — Terry Tempest Williams
I hate to say anything that may hurt UCLA, but I can't be quiet when I see what the NCAA is doing to Jerry Tarkanian… — Bill Walton
Rebirth. I mean by this simply what happens when the child begins to realise the fact that the black does not enter through the white’s… — Nadine Gordimer
Legitimate revolution must be led by, made by those who have been most oppressed: black, brown, yellow, red, and white women-with men relating to that… — Robin Morgan
Being the first black Nobel laureate, and the first African, the African world considered me personal property. I lost the remaining shreds of my anonymity,… — Wole Soyinka
All the books that were being published by African-American guys were saying 'screw whitey', or some variation of that. Not the scholars but the pop… — Toni Morrison
We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not willing to give them first chances. — Al Sharpton
I think more awareness is very important so women can learn how to protect themselves. As a fourth-degree black-belt, I learned from a young age… — Unknown Author
Kools and Newports were for black people and lower-class whites. Camels were for procrastinators, those who wrote bad poetry, and those who put off writing… — David Sedaris
The two stallions, the silver and the black, represent the equine god (whomsoever horses pray to) in this ritual so ancient that no one knows… — Janet Morris
"Godling? Demigod?" Lysis nearly howled. "You'd be beaten black and blue in Thebes, and staked out overnight for claims like that. In Sparta, the secret… — Janet Morris
It seems that our politicians see the world in black and white, so why not our artists? Did Woody Allen's 'Manhattan' have to be in… — Alexander Payne
From the very beginning I used sound business practices in everything I did. White businessman uses them to make money he's a genius. Black businessman… — Don King
I am a product of a rat and roach infested black ghetto. It is easy for me to rationalize my dealings as a numbers man.… — Don King
Who would you vote most likely to succeed? Bob Arum - White, Jewish, a graduate of Harvard, a Kennady Raider, United States Attorney. Don King… — Don King
King and Arum are alike. One's black and one's white. That's the only difference. — Unknown Author
King has big offices, houses, and he pays his fighters a lot of money. An, because he's black, the FBI figures he must be doing… — Mike Tyson
Life's piano can only produce melodies of brotherhood (and sisterhood) when it is recognized that the black keys are as basic, necessary and beautiful as… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I decided, if I'm going to be poor and black and all, the least thing I'm going to do is to try and find out… — Ornette Coleman
"And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks, and I don't… — Willie Mays

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