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Race Quotes
"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."
56
"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."
Race,
51
"The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique."
Race,
51
"Everyone has said very supportive things coming out of D.C. today. We can't wait when the race has begun."
48
"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."
48
"A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species."
48
"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."
47
"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."
Race,
47
"Each race (or variety) is characterized by a more or less distinct combination of inherited morphological, behavioral, physiological traits."
Race,
47
"I started 20 years without missing a race and ESPN started broadcasting on the air waves."
46
"I'm quite excited to think that I will run the Olympic race here next year."
46
"But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem."
44
"Sooner or later, I need to begin to do what any candidate does in a presidential race; I need to begin to win."
Race,
43
"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."
43
"Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and subjective."
Race,
43
"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."
40
"I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run."
40
"I think the most overused words in our vocabulary in the South are black and white."
38
"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."
38
"If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk."
38
"To deny the predictive validity of race at this level is nonscientific and unrealistic."
38
"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."
37
"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."
36
"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."
Race,
36
"We must come to the point where we realize the concept of race is a false one. There is only one race, the human race."
Race,
35
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