Arthur Ashe Quotes

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.

But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them.

I must learn to brook being happier than I deserve.

The Third World deserves freedom of speech just like everyone else. We want to fight the battle to say what we want, whether to be serious or just make fun of ourselves. That's what "Worldtown" is about, that's what "Paper Planes" is about. It's what people in the third world live through.

From the time they turned one they were tossed from the balconies of the kitchens, first with life preserves so they would lose their fear of the water, and then without life preservers so they would lose their respect for death.

As long as they (government) make businesses grow in the country, as long as we collect more taxes, as long as we use those taxes efficiently, I think the confidence will come back, every one will be very happy with whatever government is in the Centre and we will be better country.

The Second Amendment! It says you have the right to bear arms, or the right to arm bears, whatever the hell you want to do!

Leave undone whatever you hesitate to do.

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.

What is a homeland? It is a place that enables people to blossom, and not a place in which people serve the flag. In my poem, Cease-fire with the Mongolians, I say that I am going to make socks out of the flag. My life's work is not on behalf of a flag.

It's not like I idolize this one guy Machiavelli. I idolize that type of thinking where you do whatever's gonna make you achieve your goal.

What is the purpose of houses? It is to protect us from the wind and cold of winter, the heat and rain of summer, and to keep out robbers and thieves. Once these ends have been secured, that is all. Whatever does not contribute to these ends should be eliminated.[6]

I hope you will find another one who is both beautiful and good to take my place and serve our parents and bring up my children, and then I shall die content.

The truest direction comes from inside.

Head’s contention is that socially ascribed identities arefalse, misleading and degrading to the true inner person

Watch the costs and the profits take care of themselves.