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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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"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 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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"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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"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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"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 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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"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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"Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will."
Marcus Garvey
"Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will."
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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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"This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex."
Dan Rather
"This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex."
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"Slow and steady wins the race."
Robert Lloyd
"Slow and steady wins the race."
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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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"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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"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 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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"That's our race. That's our playoffs."
Tim Salmon
"That's our race. That's our playoffs."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"Is the human race a universal constructor?"
David Deutsch
"Is the human race a universal constructor?"
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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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"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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"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'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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"Every race is totally different."
Bill Rodgers
"Every race is totally different."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"When Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer, race relations in the United States were particularly bad."
Constance Baker Motley
"When Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer, race relations in the United States were particularly bad."
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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 was like a race horse, just trying to get into the world."
Joely Fisher
"I was like a race horse, just trying to get into the world."
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"I still favor alternatives to governmental race-based preferences."
Marvin Olasky
"I still favor alternatives to governmental race-based preferences."
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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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