I don't believe in that kind of American John Wayne individualism where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Someone changed your diapers. And if that's the case, you ain't self-made. Michael Eric Dyson
I don't do stuff to be a star. I do it because I feel it's important for kids, African American kids, to see an African American face that plays baseball. Matt Kemp
I don't live my life as a writer. I'm a mother, an African-American woman, and I do everything that everybody else does - cook and a little bit of cleaning. Terry McMillan
I don't play too much into the color game, because I don't want to be the best African American quarterback, I want to be the best quarterback Robert Griffin iii
I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
I get up at an unholy hour in the morning my work day is completed by the time the sun rises. I have a slightly bad back which has made an enormous contribution to American literature. David Eddings
I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics. Debi Thomas
I got my dog back, in African-American language, your dog means your passion, your fire. Deion Sanders
I have a slightly bad back, which has made an enormous contribution to American literature. David Eddings
I have lived the American dream in every aspect, and now I hope to make a very big impact in helping the planet. Hollis Stacy
I have made more friends for American culture than the State Department. Certainly I have made fewer enemies, but that isn't very difficult. Arthur Miller
I have scary eyes. I look like the guy in 'American History X,' yes. I remember coming home from school and asking my mum if I could get an eye transplant, and of course she declined. Tim Ferriss
I just think we shouldn't get into counting coaches' records. I've never been for that... but I know that's just American society. Dean Smith
I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. Harlan Coben
I make appearance at local park and recreation agencies when the program starts, when they have the qualifying meets at the local levels. Then I try to go to the regional competitions, and of course I'm there in Hershey, Pa., in August for the North American final. Rafer Johnson
I really liked the food in Japan. There is something so organized, neat, and methodical about it. They put a lot of care and quality into their cooking. I also love Mediterranean, New American, and Italian food, because the cuisines borrow influences from all over the world.Sasha Cohen
I think people feel threatened by homosexuality. The problem isn't about gay people, the problem is about the attitude towards gay people. People think that all gays are Hannibal Lecters. But gay people are sons and daughters, politicians and doctors, American heroes and daughters of American heroes. Hollis Stacy
I think that Mexican-American kids live in a global world. It's not even bi-, it's multi-. You know, for those of us who grew up with different countries on our block, different nationalities, you know, we moved into multiple worlds. Sandra Cisneros
I think that Oprah's on a mission to improve the lives the average American in various ways. And one of them is to bring literature to people who would normally not be quite as demanding in their reading tastes, to show them writing that can be more than just entertainment. Janet Fitch