“The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren't as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young.” YoungUsedBlackWhiteGreat ThingsBlack And WhiteGetting OldGetting OlderMellow Book:Maeve's Times: In Her Own Words Source: Maeve's Times: In Her Own Words
“Coming from the South, I just felt you had to work just a little bit harder. It was not going to be handed to you. I’d get the letters from all the major schools but no one came out to talk to me face to face until this small, dominant black school, Mississippi State Valley University sent a coach out to me. I had a chance to talk to him and he said, ‘Hey Jerry, we’re going to be doing some great things at Mississippi Valley State University and we would love to have you there.’” LittlesSaidStatesSchoolFacesFeltBitsBlackChanceMajorsLittle BitLettersHarderSouthUniversityCoachesGreat ThingsHeyValleysDominantFace To FaceMississippiTalk To MeJerryMississippi State Author:Jerry Rice
“The great thing about the moon landing is that my grandmother got the first color TV in order to be able to see the moon landing that was in black and white.” FirstsAbleOrderBlackWhiteColorTvsMoonGreat ThingsGrandmotherBlack And WhiteMy GrandmotherLandingMoon Landing Author:Alfonso Cuaron