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So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders. ↗

— June Jordan

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The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game. ↗

— Michael Jordan

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The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#demands #fulfillment #game #gives #loyalty

My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline. ↗

— Michael Jordan

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I never thought a role model should be negative. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#model #negative #never #role #role model

I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#desire #goals #hard #hard work #hope

I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it's meant to be, which is fun and entertaining. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#bad thing #entertaining #framework #fun #gambling

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing. ↗

— Michael Jordan

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It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league. ↗

— Michael Jordan

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I've also worked hard portraying an Ireland which is fast disappearing. Ireland was a very depressed and difficult place in the 1980s, and I've tried to include that in the script. I worked really hard to find the heart of the book. ↗

— Neil Jordan

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