Quote authors in 1943

Authors of 1943

Born or Deceased in 1943

Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe

Born :10 July 1943

Joe Henderson

Joe Henderson

Born :3 June 1943

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King

Born :22 November 1943

Joe Morgan

Joe Morgan

Born :19 September 1943

Joe Namath

Joe Namath

Born :31 May 1943

Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Born :30 May 1943

Nelson DeMille

Nelson DeMille

Born :23 August 1943

Quotes of 1943

Quotes taken from the authors in 1943

I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.

I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

In fact, the bandits steal the drinks and assistance provided along the course. Worse, they cross the finish line and mess up the scoring of legitimate runners.

Where did you run today? Now there's a question you don't often hear.

I feared the verdict of the watch, where I either lost the race against time that day or would lose it soon by making the record even harder to break. The time trap had snapped shut.

A course never quite looks the same way twice. The combinations of weather, season, light, feelings and thoughts that you find there are ever-changing.

Time means a great deal to every runner. It means everything to me, because most days miles don't count; only minutes do.

I believe you learn social skills by mixing with people.

Well, I grew up in the Bay Area, so I've been in earthquakes before.

I take my vote as a salute to the little guy, the one who doesn't hit 500 home runs. I was one of the guys that did all they could to win. I'm proud of my stats, but I don't think I ever got on for.

I don't see myself as a Larry King or somebody. When you do interviews, sometimes it turns to interrogations. I'm more of a conversationalist, not throwing hardball questions.

No, I don't want you to draw any conclusion. I want you to listen to what I just said.

There are Mafia families that have bought magnificent houses on the North Shore, although not yet the great estates because they don't want that kind of high profile.

Chemical and biological attacks are scary and will kill a lot of people but don't rise to the level of nuclear.

Even the most radical Islamic terrorist would not want to see the revered holy city of Medina go up. It would be like losing the Vatican in Rome.

I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.

You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real danger.