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Charlie Sifford Quotes

I don't smile much, and I never laugh. If you'd been through what I've been through, you wouldn't be smiling, either.

Charlie Sifford

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: June 2, 1922 - February 3, 2015

Topics

Smile Laugh Smiling You Never Been

Sometimes I'll write without the guitar or the piano, but most of the time I'll be playing and just improvising some words. And when I get something that sounds good, a line with a story in it, I'll try and tease it out and figure out where the story is going.

Good Time Words Story Guitar Try

'Venus,' which is a Roger Michell film - my first scene was with Peter O'Toole, and I cried. That was basically my part. I came in, cried in a white wig, and then left.

Andrea Riseborough

White First Wig Left Film Venus

Music is half the film.

Music Half Film

When you've got the Daytona 500 out there at stake and everything riding on the line, guys go for it, and the guys that go for it are the ones that are either going to win or they're going to wreck.

Win You Go Go For It Riding Line

Thank God for TNA: we've had the creative freedom to do what we want to do.

God Freedom Creative Thank God Want

I really enjoy 'The Beauty Is' from 'Light in the Piazza.'

Beauty Light Enjoy Really

Family always gonna be there.

Family Always Gonna

One person I haven't worked with yet, who I find hilarious, is Chad Coleman.

Find Person Who Hilarious Chad

My parents both were doing the Civil Rights Movement, were very involved with the civil rights to Congress. And my friends' parents were as well.

Parents Friends Doing Movement Well

It's great to express yourself and tell other people's stories and get into the minds of people who aren't like you.

Great Yourself People You Minds Get

If you are going to be a writer, you have to have self-belief, every writer gets rejections, they say the difference between a successful and unsuccessful writer is an unsuccessful writer gives up, if you keep going you will succeed.

Anthony Horowitz

Keep Going Succeed You Say Will Up

If the case is close, 5-4, and let's say you are on the side that prevailed with the majority, there are not a lot of high-fives and back slaps. There is a moment of quiet, a moment of respect, maybe even sometimes awe in the process. We realize that one of us is going to have to write out a decision which teaches and gives reasons for what we do.

Anthony Kennedy

Respect Moment Decision Process You

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