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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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"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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"The human race has improved everything, but the human race."
Adlai E. Stevenson
"The human race has improved everything, but the human race."
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"Slow and steady wins the race."
Robert Lloyd
"Slow and steady wins the race."
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"Each race (or variety) is characterized by a more or less distinct combination of inherited morphological, behavioral, physiological traits."
J. Philippe Rushton
"Each race (or variety) is characterized by a more or less distinct combination of inherited morphological, behavioral, physiological traits."
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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 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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"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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"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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"Is the human race a universal constructor?"
David Deutsch
"Is the human race a universal constructor?"
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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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"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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"He lives to build, not boast, a generous race; No tenth transmitter of a foolish face."
Richard Savage
"He lives to build, not boast, a generous race; No tenth transmitter of a foolish face."
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"Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and subjective."
J. Philippe Rushton
"Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and subjective."
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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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"I think the most overused words in our vocabulary in the South are black and white."
Artur Davis
"I think the most overused words in our vocabulary in the South are black and white."
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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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"Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will."
Marcus Garvey
"Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will."
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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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"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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"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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"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."
K. Eric Drexler
"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"I've got to win every race."
Dale Earnhardt
"I've got to win every race."
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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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"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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"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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"To deny the predictive validity of race at this level is nonscientific and unrealistic."
J. Philippe Rushton
"To deny the predictive validity of race at this level is nonscientific and unrealistic."
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"Sooner or later, I need to begin to do what any candidate does in a presidential race; I need to begin to win."
Lamar Alexander
"Sooner or later, I need to begin to do what any candidate does in a presidential race; I need to begin to win."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"It's official, Arnold said he will enter the race for governor. At least that's what everybody thinks he said."
David Letterman
"It's official, Arnold said he will enter the race for governor. At least that's what everybody thinks he said."
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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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"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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"Who included me among the ranks of the human race?"
Joseph Brodsky
"Who included me among the ranks of the human race?"
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"This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex."
Dan Rather
"This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex."
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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 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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"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."
Lily Tomlin
"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."
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"Every race is totally different."
Bill Rodgers
"Every race is totally different."
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"Believe me, you lose more than a gallon of fluids during a race. You could lose between six and 10 pounds during a race, depending on hot it is."
Michael Andretti
"Believe me, you lose more than a gallon of fluids during a race. You could lose between six and 10 pounds during a race, depending on hot it is."
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"You don't really want to load up a whole lot, probably anything more than four hours before the race. I needed something to make me feel full, but I certainly didn't want it to make me feel stuffed."
Eric Heiden
"You don't really want to load up a whole lot, probably anything more than four hours before the race. I needed something to make me feel full, but I certainly didn't want it to make me feel stuffed."
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"Librarians as a race tend to be tedious."
Peter Shaffer
"Librarians as a race tend to be tedious."
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