“Is it worthwhile that we jostle a brother, Bearing his load on the rough road of life? Is it worthwhile that we jeer at each other, In blackness of heart - that we war to the knife? God pity us all in our pitiful strife” HeartWarLife IsBrotherPityRoughKnivesWorthwhileLoadStrifeBlacknessPitiful Book:Joaquin: Et Al Source: Joaquin: Et Al
“I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!” TwoPlaySportsBrotherRoughJumpingAthleticSkatingOlder Brother Author:Nancy Kerrigan
“I learned from Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, Adelaide Hall, the Nicholas Brothers, the whole thing, the whole schmear. [The Cotton Club] was a great place because it hired us, for one thing, at a time when it was really rough [for Black performers].” WholeBlackWaterOne ThingBrotherClubsRoughHallsPerformersCottonDukesOne Thing At A TimeAdelaide Author:Lena Horne
“I grew up in such a macho family. I had a former Green Beret for a dad, a mom who's really rough-and-tumble, and three very macho brothers.” ThreeBrotherGrewMomDadGrew UpGreenFormerRoughMachoGreen Beret Author:Hilarie Burton
“Growing up, me and my brother, we were kind of exact opposites. We were completely yin and yang. He was more rough and tumble, and I just wanted to play with my girlfriends.” KindPlayWantedGrowing UpGrowingBrotherOppositesGirlfriendMy BrotherRoughMy GirlfriendYangYin And Yang Author:Candis Cayne