“Some critics of racing witlessly claim that spectators only attend to see someone die. This is utter and complete nonsense. I have been at numerous races where death is present. When a driver dies, the crowd symbolically dies, too. They come to see action at the brink: ultimate risk taking and the display of skill and bravery embodied in the sport's immortals like Nuvolari, Foyt, and thousands of others who operate at the ragged edge.” Has BeensActionDiesSportsRaceRiskSkillsUltimateClaimsBraveryCriticsEdgesCrowdsNonsenseDriversRacingDisplaySpectatorsRisk-takingRagged Author:Brock Yates
“Oh God! Like the thunderbird of old I shall rise again out of the sea; I shall grab the instruments of the white man’s success - his education, his skills, and with these new tools I shall build my race into the proudest segment of your society.” MenWhiteRaceSeaSkillsToolsInstrumentsWhite Man Author:Chief Dan George
“Broadly speaking, we are in the middle of a race between human skill as a means and human folly as an end.” HumansMeanEndsRaceMiddleSkillsFollyHuman Folly Book:The Impact of Science On Society Source: The Impact of Science On Society
“Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes a statistic.” MenGamesRaceFailingSkillsBaseballHeroicInchesSpiritedReflexes Book:Tuned to Baseball Source: Tuned to Baseball
“Eliminate the concept of division by class, skills, race, income, and nationality. We are all equals with a common pulse to survive. Every human requires food and water. Every human has a dream and desire to be happy. Every human responds to love, suffering and pain. Every human bleeds the same color and occupies the same world. Let us recognize that we are all part of each other. We are all human. We are all one.” WorldHumansDreamPainDesireSufferingWaterCommonRaceClassColorSkillsConceptsIncomeDivisionCitizenshipPulseNationalitySuffering And Pain Author:Suzy Kassem
“The Long Emergency will be chiefly characterized as a "time out" from technology. It could plunge us into a dark age of superstition. My guess is that we will lose a lot of knowledge and skill. But I also believe the human race desperately needs this "time out."” NeedsBelieveHumansLongAgeLosesDarkRaceTechnologySkillsHuman RaceSuperstitionsEmergenciesDark AgesPlunge Author:James Howard Kunstler