Charles Moore
Charles Moore
American track and field athlete won an Olympic gold in the 400 meter hurdles at the 1952 Helsinki games.
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth12 August 1929
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We dug a hole in the first quarter. It hurts to lose, but we had a real good run. These girls did a great job. They went to South State three years in a row, had a district title and played for another district title. They've done a great job in rebuilding the program.
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My brother Jim and I saw our father go into the jails and pray with the inmates Sunday after Sunday. He prayed with both blacks and whites. If we ever repeated any slurs we heard on the playground, he'd tell us very softly, "I don't want to hear those words.
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My career was 100% different from what I intended to do. I thought I'd photograph nature and landscapes but I wound up photographing the changing of the times.
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We are extremely excited about starting that project.
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I don't go there. It's why they give and how they give that is important, as opposed to how much they give.
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She's had a good bit. She's had some senior colleges call and talking to her.
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Memphis is a great town, man. There's a great musical community here. I'm trying to fit in.
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Within our profession, we didn't go into this to make money. It's offensive to me.
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The photographs were never about me. They were always about the people who were laying their lives on the line for basic civil rights. I look back and I can't believe there was ever a time in this country when ANY citizen could not vote. The times were appalling.
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The plastic on your sandwich really doesn't have to be made to last 50 years.
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It's normally between 30 and 40 (degrees latitude) north and 130 to 155 (degrees longitude) west.
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It's only fair the next person comes in with a fresh start, not having to worry about any kind of leftover disciplinary issues.
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Students were encouraged and allowed to ask as many questions as they liked.
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We let them get some easy buckets and missed some easy shots. From there we played with them. We worked so hard to get back in it, but we couldn't close it out. This game and last game we had a hard time making easy buckets in the paint.