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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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"That's our race. That's our playoffs."
Tim Salmon
"That's our race. That's our playoffs."
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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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"Slow and steady wins the race."
Robert Lloyd
"Slow and steady wins the race."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"Is the human race a universal constructor?"
David Deutsch
"Is the human race a universal constructor?"
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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 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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"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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"Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will."
Marcus Garvey
"Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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 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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"The Indian race are waiting and praying."
Chief Joseph
"The Indian race are waiting and praying."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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 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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"Librarians as a race tend to be tedious."
Peter Shaffer
"Librarians as a race tend to be tedious."
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"Every race is totally different."
Bill Rodgers
"Every race is totally different."
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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 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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"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 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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"If I could get my membership fee back, I'd resign from the human race."
Fred Allen
"If I could get my membership fee back, I'd resign from the human race."
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"Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think."
Constance Baker Motley
"Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think."
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"The Afro-American is not a bestial race."
Ida B. Wells
"The Afro-American is not a bestial race."
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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 Goddamn human race deserves itself, and as far as I'm concerned it can have it."
Elizabeth Janeway
"The Goddamn human race deserves itself, and as far as I'm concerned it can have it."
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"It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered."
Damon Hill
"It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered."
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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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