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"I was quite excited, but I was sure I wouldn't win the race. I am a realist."
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"A 'white' kid that asks too many questions is called 'curious.' A 'black' kid that asks too many questions is called 'forward.'"

"Race relations never improve in war time; they always worsen. And it is when the boys come home the Ku Klux Klans are organized. I believe with George Schuyler that the only really feasible way to improve the general situation of the American Negro is to convince more and more whites that he is, as men go in this world, a decent fellow, and that amicable living with him is not only possible but desirable. Every threat of mass political pressure, every appeal to political mountebanks, only alarms the white brother, and so postpones the day of reasonable justice."

"She looked out and saw a tall and comely woman beckoning to her. Susannah's first look at Mia in the flesh astounded her, because the chap's mother was *white.* Apparently Odetta-that-was now had a Caucasian side to her personality and how that must frost Detta Walker's racially sensitive butt!"

"I think the most overused words in our vocabulary in the South are black and white."

"I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them."
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"An international race in the relevant technologies is getting under way at this point, not necessarily with an understanding of where that race leads in the long run, but strongly motivated by the short-term payoffs."
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"I lived in England to learn English. When I went to England for the first time, it was like being on the Moon. I had no friends, I couldn't speak the language. I was very isolated."

"That was my dream, to drive for Ferrari, but I am not a kid any more. If Ferrari is the best team and if I get the chance to drive for Ferrari, it would be with pleasure."

"Eddie Jordan found me all the drives. If I am with Tyrrell today, it is because Eddie was there."

"My contract is just for this year, but I have an option for next year. It is not signed at this moment, but I am only concentrating on this year. I don't know exactly what I will do in the future."

"I must use Ferrari to the maximum. My priority is to get results. Then we will see what happens."

"Am I calm all the time? That is a question to ask my mother. I am very happy in my home. I have a good family, that gives me something extra."

"Although it's only the beginning of the championship, I am very surprised at my capability."

"When I go back to France now I spend all the my time with press and sponsors. I do not have a lot of time to spend at home with my family."
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