Quotes about "Contemporary Issues"

There were good jobs, but they were never what I wanted to do. Somehow, people always thought of Wilma Rudolph as a threat. ”

A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd like to be chief. There's been a change in the limits people see. ”

I feel like I'm making a difference. I feel like putting out a message for young girls to follow your dreams and just work at what you want to do and be yourself. ”

Social activism has gone mainstream. A new generation of philanthropic leaders such as Bill and Melinda Gates, and Bono are providing inspiration, guidance, and billions of dollars through their global foundations. ”

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica. ”

I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work. ”

Even during my career, when I read all those great things about me, it's almost like I was reading about someone else. It's almost like there was another person. ”

I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal. ”

I don't know that I 'look up' to them, but in our predictably partisan media world, I admire journalists who are genuinely nonpartisan and totally fearless in their work - people who have no interest in being invited to the cocktail party. I don't agree with everything he writes, but Glenn Greenwald comes to mind. ”

I'd never think about not hooping. I'm always thinking about doing something with hoops or what can I work on today that's going to make me better for tomorrow. ”