Althea Gibson

STATUS QUOtes — 20200607

Jeff

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“It was the straying that found the path direct.” — Austin Osman Spare

“Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.” — Althea Gibson, first black Wimbledon champion – 1957

“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.” — D. H. Lawrence

“If you’re not willing to sound stupid you don’t deserve to be in love.” — Amanda Peet

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20161226

Jeff

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

“Being champion is all well and good, but you can’t eat a crown.” — Althea Gibson

“The possible’s slow fuse is lit by the imagination.” — Emily Dickinson

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” — Brandon Sanderson

“They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles.” — Benjamin Franklin

 

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