Major Taylor Quotes

Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.

Major Taylor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 26, 1878 - June 21, 1932

Topics

ConfidenceChampionWillBeliefWell

Government by blackmail is incompatible with democracy.

Jerrold Nadler

GovernmentDemocracyIncompatible

I'm grateful and enjoying the ride.

Andra Day

GratefulRideEnjoying

I went through a phase where people would introduce me at parties as a cartoonist, and everybody felt sorry for me. 'Oh, Matt's a cartoonist.' Then people further feeling sorry for me would ask me to draw Garfield. Because I'm a cartoonist, draw Snoopy or Garfield or something.

Matt Groening

PeopleMeSorryFeelingAskThrough

During the 1960 election, I saw Richard Nixon as the winner.

Jeane Dixon

WinnerElectionSawRichard Nixon

Of the many ways in which Donald J. Trump is disrupting American politics, one of the most compelling is his disregard for the established rules of communicating with voters.

Anand Giridharadas

PoliticsAmericanRulesMostMany

Baseball loyalists cite the game's legendary numbers - 300 wins, 500 homers, 3,000 hits - as evidence of the sport's elegance, beauty, and gravitas. What no one mentions is how wretched and painful it is to actually watch a former star gasp and sputter his way toward a legendary number.

Stephen Rodrick

BeautyBaseballGameEleganceWay

Rondo's a great player, and most teams look at it that anytime you have a chance to get a great player, you do it.

Stan Van Gundy

GreatChanceYouLookGetMost

Indian junk food is my sin, even though I pretend to like Japanese.

Sonam Kapoor

FoodSinJunk FoodPretendJunk

What has always puzzled me is the flexibility of God's word. For instance, Catholics can now eat meat on Fridays. And limbo has been abolished. How does this work? Who tells them?

Simon Hoggart

WorkGodMeNowEatMeat

When you give something up, you need to fill the space where it used to be, and you understand the landscape in yourself a bit more.

Simon Van Booy

YourselfSpaceLandscapeYouNeed

I think I have a great deal of self-hatred, a profound feeling of fraudulence, of being detestable and evil. It's only a part of me, but it's there, and it's active.

Tony Kushner

GreatMeEvilThinkFeelingActive

I've been dropped on my head multiple times.

Robert Whittaker

HeadBeenDroppedMultipleTimes

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