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Douglas Wilder Quotes & Sayings

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The first black president will be a politician who is black. — Douglas Wilder

When you succeed be proud of yourself and know that not everyone gets to experience the thrill of success on a consistent basis. — Robert Cheeke

I've never been the type of guy that had a lot of friends or was part of the cool group. — Jim Jefferies

You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of public service. — Douglas Wilder

To play billiards well is the sign of a misspent youth. — Herbert Spencer

The force I represent is Virginia's New Mainstream. It looks forward, not backwards. It tries to unify people, not divide them. — Douglas Wilder

Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life. — Wilma Rudolph

Consider anything, only don't cry! — Lewis Carroll

I fought in Korea, front line. I knew who the enemy were. The enemy were the people who were firing at me. And shooting at me. — Douglas Wilder

I'm an American so its kind of hard for me to talk about 9/11. So whenever someone brings it up in a conversation, I say "I didn't like 9/11." — Zach Galifianakis

Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president. — Douglas Wilder

Slavery is nothing to joke about. The history of this nation's involvement with slavery is nothing to pass off in a joke. — Douglas Wilder

If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008. — Douglas Wilder

Africa is not a country, but it is a continent like none other. It has that which is elegantly vast or awfully little. — Douglas Wilder

Now, as an astronaut, I have to bring a Sharpie with me everywhere - so I have a pen to sign autographs. — Chris Hadfield

I hated having to go out on the block and scramble - that's the worst job in the world, especially if you ain't making any real money. — Method Man

Control what I hold and of course be the boss of myself, no-one else will bring my wealth. — Big Daddy Kane

I never get tired of the blue sky. — Vincent Van Gogh

I'm the same age as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth. — Christopher Paul Curtis

Sept. 11 jolted America out of its second gilded age. — Douglas Wilder

People tell me all the time that I must be so sad. I never was. It's just the way I sing. — Gene Pitney