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Curt Flood

"Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not lend itself to such treatment."

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Akiroq Brost

"Sometimes, from beyond the skycrapers, the cry of a tugboat finds you in your insomnia, and you remember that this desert of iron and cement is an island."

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"Earth rejoices our words, breathing and peaceful steps. Let every breath, every word and every step make the mother earth proud of us."

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"Clean communities, crystal clear coastal waters."

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"The hole in the ozone layer is a kind of skywriting. At first it seemed to spell out our continuing complacency before a witch's brew of deadly perils. But perhaps it really tells of a newfound talent to work together to protect the global environment."

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Akiroq Brost

"I don't know how anyone gets anything done in cities. How can you live somewhere like London or New York, when there are 81 things to do every night? Awful. Give me solitude and space any time."

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"By eating meat we share the responsibility of climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian will make a difference in the health of our planet."

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"Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority."

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"Earth is the largest being on this planet."

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"The war for the Narmada valley is not just some exotic tribal war, or a remote rural war or even an exclusively Indian war. Its a war for the rivers and the mountains and the forests of the world. All sorts of warriors from all over the world, anyone who wishes to enlist, will be honored and welcomed. Every kind of warrior will be needed. Doctors, lawyers, teachers, judges, journalists, students, sportsmen, painters, actors, singers, lovers . . . The borders are open, folks! Come on in."

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"The jungle is alive. It's dangerous as a living nightmare and brimful of hostility."

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Curt Flood
"I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame."

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Curt Flood
"I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment of goods."

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Curt Flood
"But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a ballplayer, a major league ballplayer."

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Curt Flood
"Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not lend itself to such treatment."

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Curt Flood
"All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court decided not to give it to me, so they gave it to two white guys. I think that's what they were waiting for."

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Curt Flood
"I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life."

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Curt Flood
"If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person."

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"I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than black people. That is why I wasn't going to get a raise."

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"I'm a child of the sixties, I'm a man of the sixties. During that period of time this country was coming apart at the seams. We were in Southeast Asia. Good men were dying for America and for the Constitution."

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Curt Flood
"I was leaving probably one of the greatest organizations in hte world at that time for what was probably one of the least like, and, by God, this is America."

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