Quote authors in 1950

Authors of 1950

Born or Deceased in 1950

Julius Erving

Julius Erving

Born :22 February 1950

Franco Harris

Franco Harris

Born :7 March 1950

Julius Lrving

Julius Lrving

Born :22 February 1950

Harvey Martin

Harvey Martin

Born :16 November 1950

Dan Quisenberry

Dan Quisenberry

Born :7 February 1950

Mark Spitz

Mark Spitz

Born :10 February 1950

Jack Youngblood

Jack Youngblood

Born :26 January 1950

David Brin

David Brin

Born :6 October 1950

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tribute :19 March 1950

John Byrne

John Byrne

Born :6 July 1950

Bebe Moore Campbell

Bebe Moore Campbell

Born :18 February 1950

Quotes of 1950

Quotes taken from the authors in 1950

When I played, the owners had the power. The prisoners are running the prison now, not the warden. The warden is strong and he has say so but, the balance of power is definitely with the players.

I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports.

One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family life.

And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it.

You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for my family, friends and extended family.

And, coaching has never been an option for me.

Yes, I would have rather finished up in Pittsburgh.

But, as always, Mr. Rooney would come over and shake your hand and congratulate you on a good game, no matter what the situation was.

The Houston Astrodome was kind of a tough field.

Halfway through the decade, we realized that we had a great team and that we could do great things, and that we could probably have something here that we believed we had a chance to reach greatness.

Race, redemption and healing - that's my thing.

Bebe Moore Campbell

I have to entertain, because if I don't entertain you, you're not going to continue reading. But if I'm not out to enlighten, or change your mind about something, or change your behavior, then I really don't want to take the journey.

Bebe Moore Campbell

I had an agent who spent eight years - eight years! - trying to sell my stories. She sold other people's work; she just didn't sell mine.

Bebe Moore Campbell

I would get up at 3 in the morning and write. Or sometimes I would write at midnight. Or I would write when my child napped. It wasn't a burden. I was so enthused about what I was doing at the time that I really didn't mind.

Bebe Moore Campbell

To me, there's no point in writing merely to entertain.

Bebe Moore Campbell

The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.

Life is true to form; records are meant to be broken.

Swimming isn't everything, winning is.

In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency

All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim six individual events, as opposed to what I elected to do, which was four.