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“A Black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Col. Sanders.”

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J. C. Watts is a former U.S. Representative from Alabama, born on November 18, 1957. He has had a significant impact in political and public affairs, particularly in the areas of economic and community development during his political career. more

“The government taxes you when you bring home a paycheck. It taxes you when you make a phone call. It taxes you when you turn on a light. It taxes you when you sell a stock. It taxes you when you fill your car with gas. It taxes you when you ride a plane. It taxes you when you get married. Then it taxes you when you die. This is taxual insanity and it must end.”

Ends Home Light Government Dies Turns Car Taxes Married Sells Phones Planes Insanity Gas Turn-on Phone Calls Paychecks

Author:J. C. Watts

“Depending on their fondest memory of you, most people hold on so tightly to their fondest memory they don’t usually let you be anything greater than that. And that’s one of the things I think I allowed myself to be a victim of earlier in my career. What I learned as I got older is I decide. I decide what it’s like for me, not other people. You can be whatever you’d like to be. You just have to choose it.”

People Thinking Memories Careers Greater Victim Be You

Author:Ricky Williams

“It used to be irritating just because someone can meet you and before they would get a chance to get to know you, they’ll go find someone else’s story about who I am. For me personally, I just always think it’s more interesting to get to know the person myself.”

Thinking Knows Persons Stories Used Chance Interesting Who I Am Used To Be Irritating

Author:Ricky Williams

“After I won the Heisman Trophy, it just was OK, I’m supposed to go to the NFL and so that’s what I did. I didn’t really have any expectations and I didn’t really understand how things worked.”

Expectations Nfl Trophies

Author:Ricky Williams

“I don't think I'll ever be able to stay in one place for more than a year or two. It's not in my nature.”

Thinking Years Two Able Nature

Author:Ricky Williams

“I can look back at it now as definitely like an initiation into adulthood. Almost overnight in the NFL, I was put on a pedestal and I was supposed to be this icon or this image of what a professional athlete was supposed to be. I felt like I just got stuck trying to be someone else and I forgot who I actually was.”

Trying Looks I Can Felt Athlete Stuck Supposed To Be Nfl Adulthood Icons Pedestal Initiation Professional Athlete

Author:Ricky Williams

“And any time you feed your ego, it's a one-way street. ... There were so many things I had to deal with that erased the positives I got from playing the game that it wasn't worth it. It's like eating a Big Mac and drinking a Diet Coke.”

Way Bigs Games Deals Streets Ego Eating Drinking One Way Diets Worth It Coke Macs Diet Coke Big Mac

Author:Ricky Williams

“Everywhere I go, people hear Ricky Williams and the next thing they think is marijuana or wasted talent.”

People Thinking Next Talent Marijuana Wasted Talent

Author:Ricky Williams

“I led the NFL in attempts the past two years and they really didn’t go out and get a quarterback to help me so I knew it’s going to be all on me again. I could see my mortality as a football player, that I’m not going to be able to do this much longer. It just became obvious to me that playing football for me is not going to be fun, not something I’m going to enjoy and it’s time for me to do something different.”

Years Two Different Helping Able Past Fun Enjoy Player Football Obvious Nfl Help Me Two Years Mortality Quarterback Football Player Playing Football

Author:Ricky Williams

“As human beings we have a tendency when we like something to tie it up and make sure it's there for a long time. I've been working on being able to let things go. I don't think I ever want to buy property again.”

Thinking Want Humans Long Able Human Beings Long Time Property Tendencies Ties Like Something Letting Things Go

Author:Ricky Williams

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