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Mark Kurlansky Quotes

When Ozzie Virgil became the first Dominican player in the majors, his nationality was barely noticed. What the press and fans talked about was his skin color. He was the first black player on the Detroit Tigers, and a great deal of attention was paid to him as someone who crossed the color line.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 7, 1948

Topics

Great Color Black Someone Attention

It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.

Government Citizen Falling Error

Let me make it clear that the Youth Employment Opportunities Act of 1961 is not primarily concerned with delinquency prevention. Rather, it is designed to help all types of young men or women who suffer deficiencies of training or opportunity which keep them unemployed.

Women Opportunity Men Training Youth

I do talk about hard times, but I also try to bring out the light.

Light Try Talk Hard Out Hard Times

My parents are European immigrants. And I think as Europeans there are so many languages in close proximity that it's part of the culture to try to learn at least one other language. So my parents really encourage it in the house. Chinese would be really great to learn - like Mandarin or Cantonese. Portuguese would be incredible.

Great Culture Parents Think Language

I can't tell you how important it was for us to be successful in japan.

You Important Tell Successful Us

As we consider the causes of depression, those of us in the church must face the ways we might be responsible for creating it.

Depression Face Church Creating Us

I wish I could do an entire spa day.

Martina McBride

Day Wish I Wish Could Entire

I spent a lot of time star-gazing, writing, and learning languages when the other kids were doing cooler things in Detroit.

Learning Time Writing Doing Detroit

Certainly the existence of these huge nuclear force was important for the ultimate confrontation, let's say, over western Europe. You just can't use them to deal with a situation like Afghanistan.

You Situation Important Say Over

There are six 'Time Warp Trio' books that would take a page each to fully praise. And I just thought up twelve more while I was typing this sentence.

Time Thought Page More Praise Up

Any son of a dictator, I'm sure, has major issues with their relationship with their father.

Father Son Relationship Sure Issues

And so to those who suggest that we are somehow 'harming' young women by encouraging them to take charge of their health we say this: We are not harming young women by educating them. We are arming them with information that they will carry with them throughout their lives.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Women Health Information Young Say

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