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In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too.
In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule book. And color, merely something to distinguish one team's uniform from another's.
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Sherman Alexie, Writer (1966) |
Henry Alford, Clergyman (1810) |
June Allyson, Actress (1917) |
Amiri Baraka, Poet (1934) |
Cotton Fitzsimmons, Coach (1931) |
Clive James, Writer (1939) |
Elizabeth Janeway, Author (1913) |
William Samuel Johnson, Politician (1727) |
Thomas Keneally, Novelist (1935) |
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Radclyffe Hall, Poet (1943) |
Johnny Kidd, Musician (1966) |