Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. Thats a terrible burden. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball – just spend a lot more time with my family. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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We made happy sounds because we were upset… just trying to make a positive situation out of a negative one. – Ian Williams

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I would like to be a positive force for young girls. – Leona Lewis

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It is true that you cant prove a negative. However, the existence of God is provable in the same way a building is positive proof that there was a builder. – Ray Comfort

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Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere. – Charles Rangel

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