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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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I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics,…
— Jesse Owens
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I have so many [on-set Glee BFFs]. I love Kevin (McHale). I love Amber (Riley); Amber and I are essentially the same…
— Alex Newell
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Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino.…
— Patrick Ewing
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The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or…
— Kathleen Sebelius
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We had all been feeling this, about the Buffy/Riley relationship. It never had the fire that Buffy/Angel did. It wasn't really meant…
— Jane Espenson
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I have the life of Riley. I take my kids to school, do a bit of work in the afternoon, pick my…
— Sheena Easton
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Folks still remember the day ole Bob Riley came bouncing down that dirt road in his pickup. Pretty soon, it was bouncing…
— Jack Handey
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Riley B is a permanent pain in my a** in the game of life
— Unknown Author
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With this announcement today, the Army has made it clear what we have known all along - that Fort Riley is truly…
— Jim Ryun
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I haven't even seen you successfully talk to a woman since I've known you, unless of course, you count Alex Riley.
— Edge
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I felt myself getting teary eyed. And I was like, 'Wait a second. You can't do that. You're the WWE Champion.' Then…
— The Miz
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I had Alex Riley out there as well and he's jumping up and down excited. You know, hugging me and the fans…
— The Miz
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