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As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he...

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about good, good luck

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael...

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to...

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about magic, games

If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and...

Quote by Magic Johnson about attitude, contentment, work

Language is political. That's why you and me, my Brother and Sister, that's why we supposed to choke our natural self into the weird, lying, barbarous, unreal, white speech and writing habits that the schools lay down like holy law.

Quote by June Jordan about language, lie, habits, law, self-control, writing, contentment

My father was both the person who gave me reason to learn...

My father was both the person who gave me reason to learn how to fight and the one who taught me the basics of fighting.

Quote by June Jordan about parents, fight, reason, people

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the...

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.

Quote by June Jordan about poetry, truth

To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to...

To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And that's political, in its most profound way.

Quote by June Jordan about truth, value, love

The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to...

The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think.

Quote by June Jordan about poetry, truth, contentment

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