Willie Wells Quotes

I was branded a Negro in the States and had to act accordingly. They wouldn't even give me a chance in the big leagues because I was a Negro, yet they accepted every other nationality under the sun.

Willie Wells

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 10, 1906 - January 22, 1989

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SunMeChanceActBigGive Me

To me, nothing else about a tree is so remarkable as the extreme delicacy of the mechanism by which it grows and lives: the fine, hair-like rootlets at the bottom and the microscopical cells of the leaves at the top.

John Burroughs

TreeMeNothingTopBottomCells

Give me civilization. I don't want to be pampered.

Jennifer Esposito

MeCivilizationWantGive MeGive

You test yourself. That's what real fighters do.

Max Holloway

YourselfYouTestRealFighters

I'm a great believer in possibilities.

Ann Maxwell

GreatPossibilitiesBeliever

We don't put limits on ourselves.

St. Lucia

LimitsOurselvesPut

The biographer has two lives: The one she leads, and the one she ultimately understands.

Stacy Schiff

SheTwoLivesLeadsUnderstands

I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.

Ritchie Blackmore

AttitudeAmazingWayBrilliantEven

I did a masterclass at the Juilliard and asked the students, 'Can you stand?' 'Sure.' 'Can you walk?' 'Sure.' They couldn't. They had never really thought about it.

Robert Wilson

WalkThoughtStandYouNeverSure

Rescue someone unwilling to look after himself, and he will cling to you like a dangerous illness.

Mason Cooley

SomeoneYouLookDangerousWillHe

From what I understand about Shakespeare - which isn't a lot - there was no copyright law when he was writing. He sampled at will, and it wasn't seen as a bad thing.

Mike Posner

LawWritingBadUnderstandWillHe

The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.

Luc de Clapiers

FoolPeopleRichThinkLittleLike

Pavarotti's is the best male voice, and Joan Sutherland had a big voice but also acquired great coloratura notes.

Johnny Mathis

GreatBestVoiceBigNotesAcquired

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