That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up. Mike Tyson
The acceptance of the facts of African-American history and the African-American historian as a legitimate part of the academic community did not come easily. Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact. John Henrik Clarke
The amount of meetings I've been in - people would be shocked. But that's how you gain experience, how you can gain knowledge, being in meetings and participating. You learn and grow. Tiger Woods
The basic thing nobody asks is why do people take drugs of any sort? Why do we have these accessories to normal living to live? I mean, is there something wrong with society that's making us so pressurized, that we cannot live without guarding ourselves against it?John Lennon
The basic thing nobody asks is why do people take drugs of any sort? Why do we have these accessories to normal living to live? I mean, is there something wrong with society that's making us so pressurized, that we cannot live without guarding ourselves against it?John Lennon
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle. Heraclitus
The big guys choose who they want to fight and they think about history: 'how many times I defended my title.' They try to break a record: 'how long I was there.' But if you look at the pedigree, who they fought, ain't nobody gonna give them credit for it because they fought a lot of people with no experience. Evander Holyfield
The booing and the drama help make the Olympics interesting, but at what cost? When will people finally get tired of it and start watching the X-Games or competitive tire rolling instead? Johnny Weir
The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst. Winston churchill
The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep. A P Herbert
The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding people, you're nurturing them, you're providing sustenance - it was never pure. Anthony Bourdain
The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood. Logan Pearsall Smith
The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire. Ashton Eaton
The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position. Leo Buscaglia
The Europeans not only colonialized most of the world, they began to colonialize information about the world and its people. In order to do this, they had to forget, or pretend to forget, all they had previously known abut the Africans. John Henrik Clarke