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"A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species."
J. Philippe Rushton
"A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species."
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"Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so."
Ida B. Wells
"Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so."
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"The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique."
Vivienne Westwood
"The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique."
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"The team came together. We're looking forward to the next race."
John Surtees
"The team came together. We're looking forward to the next race."
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"Accordingly, one race is neither superior nor inferior to another."
Walter Lang
"Accordingly, one race is neither superior nor inferior to another."
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"Is the human race a universal constructor?"
David Deutsch
"Is the human race a universal constructor?"
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"Slow and steady wins the race."
Robert Lloyd
"Slow and steady wins the race."
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"I'm quite excited to think that I will run the Olympic race here next year."
Hermann Maier
"I'm quite excited to think that I will run the Olympic race here next year."
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"I was quite excited, but I was sure I wouldn't win the race. I am a realist."
Jean Alesi
"I was quite excited, but I was sure I wouldn't win the race. I am a realist."
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"The Negroes are facing the alternative of rising in the sphere of production to supply their proportion of the manufacturers and merchants or of going down to the graves of paupers."
Carter G. Woodson
"The Negroes are facing the alternative of rising in the sphere of production to supply their proportion of the manufacturers and merchants or of going down to the graves of paupers."
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"I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win."
Mark Spitz
"I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win."
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"The great want of our race is perfect educators to train new-born minds, who are infallible teachers of what is right and true."
Catharine Beecher
"The great want of our race is perfect educators to train new-born minds, who are infallible teachers of what is right and true."
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"When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important."
Bill Shoemaker
"When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important."
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"And my point was one I think that you'd agree with, which is there's no room in America for a black racist, a Latino racist, or a white racist, or an Asian racist, or a Native American racist. Now, we're either color blind or we're not color blind."
Newt Gingrich
"And my point was one I think that you'd agree with, which is there's no room in America for a black racist, a Latino racist, or a white racist, or an Asian racist, or a Native American racist. Now, we're either color blind or we're not color blind."
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"Running on different types of racetracks is challenging - not only for the drivers, but even more for the team members who have to make adjustments to the cars before each race."
Michael Andretti
"Running on different types of racetracks is challenging - not only for the drivers, but even more for the team members who have to make adjustments to the cars before each race."
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"If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk."
Bill Rodgers
"If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk."
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"If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very important to you that you be on fairly good terms with the local affiliates in the largest market in your area. I mean you don't want to antagonize them."
Robert McChesney
"If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very important to you that you be on fairly good terms with the local affiliates in the largest market in your area. I mean you don't want to antagonize them."
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"I never lost a freestyle race. Never. Not even in the YMCA."
Johnny Weissmuller
"I never lost a freestyle race. Never. Not even in the YMCA."
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"This can not be about a race to the bottom."
Alexis Herman
"This can not be about a race to the bottom."
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"The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage and revengeful spirit."
Nelson A. Miles
"The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage and revengeful spirit."
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"That's our race. That's our playoffs."
Tim Salmon
"That's our race. That's our playoffs."
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"Everyone has said very supportive things coming out of D.C. today. We can't wait when the race has begun."
Katherine Harris
"Everyone has said very supportive things coming out of D.C. today. We can't wait when the race has begun."
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"But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem."
Zora Neale Hurston
"But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem."
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"That's what we're striving for, making us a contender in every race."
Dale Earnhardt
"That's what we're striving for, making us a contender in every race."
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"I started 20 years without missing a race and ESPN started broadcasting on the air waves."
Dale Earnhardt
"I started 20 years without missing a race and ESPN started broadcasting on the air waves."
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"We're here to win the race. If we get beat, we get beat."
Jerry Moss
"We're here to win the race. If we get beat, we get beat."
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"I think he had a wake-up call. It's a different kind of race, and I think maybe he didn't take it quite as seriously as he might have, but you can bet he learned a lot of lessons."
Frank Shorter
"I think he had a wake-up call. It's a different kind of race, and I think maybe he didn't take it quite as seriously as he might have, but you can bet he learned a lot of lessons."
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"The race problem in the United States is the type of unpleasant problem which we would rather do without but which refuses to be buried."
Charles Hamilton Houston
"The race problem in the United States is the type of unpleasant problem which we would rather do without but which refuses to be buried."
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"I didn't miss the rat race, but I kinda missed the rats."
Jerry Nachman
"I didn't miss the rat race, but I kinda missed the rats."
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"Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will."
Marcus Garvey
"Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will."
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"Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be."
Ian Hacking
"Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be."
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"It could potentially be a very competitive race."
Bill Luther
"It could potentially be a very competitive race."
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"The thing about it is, all those races we lost, we won this race together. We won it as a team."
Dale Earnhardt
"The thing about it is, all those races we lost, we won this race together. We won it as a team."
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"Stepping up a gear during any race is not an easy thing to do."
Michael East
"Stepping up a gear during any race is not an easy thing to do."
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"Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying."
Aldous Huxley
"Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying."
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"The stronger Hillary is, the weaker she is. The more she seems like a likely presidential winner, the more difficult the senate race becomes in New York. It's perfect."
Dick Morris
"The stronger Hillary is, the weaker she is. The more she seems like a likely presidential winner, the more difficult the senate race becomes in New York. It's perfect."
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"The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged."
Ovid
"The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged."
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"If it's a slow race you have to be on your guard. You have to be patient, but I prefer that."
Michael East
"If it's a slow race you have to be on your guard. You have to be patient, but I prefer that."
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"Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race."
William E. Gladstone
"Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race."
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"I've got to win every race."
Dale Earnhardt
"I've got to win every race."
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"I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run."
Shannon Miller
"I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run."
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"I never though much about race."
Thelonious Monk
"I never though much about race."
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"I remain a humanist. We are a very curious race."
Michael Tippett
"I remain a humanist. We are a very curious race."
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"I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race."
Honore de Balzac
"I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race."
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"I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them."
Amanda Beard
"I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them."
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"In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year."
Baron Hill
"In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year."
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"It has been a long while since the United States had any imperialistic designs toward the outside world. But we have practised within our own boundaries something that amounts to race imperialism."
Wendell Willkie
"It has been a long while since the United States had any imperialistic designs toward the outside world. But we have practised within our own boundaries something that amounts to race imperialism."
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"The Indian race are waiting and praying."
Chief Joseph
"The Indian race are waiting and praying."
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"The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness."
Marcus Garvey
"The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness."
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"I don't really know how many films I've done, and I don't look at this as a race that I necessarily want to win. Nor is it a race that I want to stop running."
Donald Pleasence
"I don't really know how many films I've done, and I don't look at this as a race that I necessarily want to win. Nor is it a race that I want to stop running."
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