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Race Quotes

Equality, origin, and the long run.

One of the most direct lines in this collection states plainly that no race is superior or inferior to another, a straightforward affirmation of equality worth featuring on its own. Related themes continue in Human.

It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land was a boon, or gift.

Quotes by William Graham Sumner

Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.

Quotes by William E. Gladstone

Race is something that's always haunted American policing.

Quotes by William Bratton

I might not have won 'Drag Race,' but I won the Internet.

Quotes by Willam Belli

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers.

Quotes by Wilfrid Sheed

I've been spared to a large extent the business end of the race stick.

Quotes by Wentworth Miller

Accordingly, one race is neither superior nor inferior to another.

Quotes by Walter Lang

In the beginning of the human race there was no genetic load which would cause undesirable traits such as appear in offspring of marriages between relatives today.

Quotes by Walter Lang

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

Quotes by Walter Elliot

The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.

Quotes by W. H. Auden

The Talented Tenth of the Negro race must be made leaders of thought and missionaries of culture among their people.

Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois

My autobiography is a digressive illustration and exemplification of what race has meant in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois

There is no such thing as Russian fascism. You won't find a single Russian who considers Russians to be a superior race and who advocate expulsion of aliens.

Quotes by Vladimir Zhirinovsky

The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique.

Quotes by Vivienne Westwood

The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility.

Quotes by Vernor Vinge

Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.

Quotes by Vern Buchanan

My approach to the race is definitely just trying to win the race.

Quotes by Valtteri Bottas

I remember once, actually the first race I ran, I fell.

Quotes by Usain Bolt

I save the race for the race and I don't let it all out in practice.

Quotes by Tyson Gay

If you do have a team where every rider has a huge list of results, that means everybody wants to do the race for themselves. The strongest team in the Tour is not the strongest team on paper.

Quotes by Tyler Hamilton

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the phrase "business end of the race stick" mean in one quote?
One quote reads, "I've been spared to a large extent the business end of the race stick," meaning the speaker feels they have mostly avoided the harshest side of competition or struggle.
Does a quote make a claim about genetics early in the human race?
One sample quote states this belief as its own: "In the beginning of the human race there was no genetic load which would cause undesirable traits such as appear in offspring of marriages between relatives today." This page presents it strictly as that quote's own stated belief, not as a scientific fact this page verifies.
Is there a quote stating that no race is superior or inferior?
Yes, one quote reads, "Accordingly, one race is neither superior nor inferior to another."
Is there a quote about perseverance being made of many short races?
Yes, one quote reads, "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."
Where can I find more quotes about history and humanity?
See the History or Human collections.

Other quotes take a more historical or scientific angle, touching on early human genetics, while a final entry reframes perseverance as many short races rather than one long one. See History or Always for related material.