#try

No one tells every white person in this country how to be. No one tells every Hispanic, or Asian or Jewish person in this country how to be. There is no single definition of whiteness or single definition of blackness. ↗

— Montel Williams

#blackness #country #definition #every #hispanic

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#am #anything #come #definitely #i

There's more to life than success, and if you can try to be more well-rounded, you'll be able to enjoy your success more. It won't own you or control you. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#control #enjoy #life #more #own

What I would tell young players is that as you get older, the best thing you can do is try to have other interests and have opportunities. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#get #i #interests #older #opportunities

You've got a beautiful country with so many beautiful people and so many beautiful things happening and stuff like that lets it down. I feel sad for them. ↗

— Robbie Williams

#beautiful country #beautiful people #beautiful things #country #down

The downfall of the industry seems to actually be good for art. I think the industry will find their way once the focus shifts from its greed-based origins, downsizes, and begins to support creative visions that speak to our times and shifting ideals. ↗

— Saul Williams

#art #begins #creative #downfall #find

I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written. ↗

— Saul Williams

#does #fool #great #great deal #history

I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life. ↗

— Saul Williams

#become #i #life #making #making up

I try not to have too many rituals because I believe that rituals don't help you win. I used to do rituals a lot and it was crazy. ↗

— Serena Williams

#believe #crazy #help #i #i believe

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest. ↗

— Venus Williams

#focus #goals #i #ignore #rest