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Jesse Owens has 39 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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People come out to see you perform and you've got to give them the best you have within you.
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One day or another every athlete feels like taking it easy. He stops trying to exceed his limits, and thinks he can…
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We must respect the rights and properties of our fellowman. And then learn to play the game of life, as well as…
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When I came back, after all those stories about Hitler and his snub, I came back to my native country, and I…
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It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it's close
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I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics,…
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Only by God?s grace have I made it to see today and only by God?s grace will I ever see tomorrow.
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The black fist is a meaningless symbol. When you open it, you have nothing but fingers - weak, empty fingers. The only…
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If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of competing carries…
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It dawned on me with blinding brightness. I realized: I had jumped into another rare kind of stratosphere - one that only…
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I decided I wasn't going to come down. I was going to fly. I was going to stay up in the air…
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After I came home from the 1936 Olympics with my four medals, it became increasingly apparent that everyone was going to slap…
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All my joys resemble more a momentary intoxication than the real gold of happiness. It was all but an illusion.
— Richard von Krafft-Ebing
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A real gold standard is thoroughly consistent with [classical] liberal principles and I, for one, am entirely in favor of measures promoting…
— Milton Friedman
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Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
— Jesse Owens
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Kid?” – Kyrian “I’m not worthy.” – Nick “What?” – Kyrian “Dude, that’s a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, and…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Real gold fears no fire.
— Randy Alcorn
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Marvelous,” she said. “Tell me about this tapestry.” Arachne’s lips curled over her mandibles. “Why do you care? You're about to die.”…
— Rick Riordan
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Material bullshit comes and will always go, not anything to be taken by, a trick for the eyes that's only for show.…
— Unknown Author
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We let ourselves knowingly to be impressed of all that glitters ,because we got so tired looking for the real gold .
— Laylablack
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My favorite Christmas was the year my sister, who is seven years older than I am, gave me a real gold necklace…
— Michelle Trachtenberg
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