Tom Bradley
Tom Bradley
The first African-American mayor of Los Angeles, California, an office which he held from 1973 to 1993. He had the longest tenure of any mayor in the city's history before the city passed established term limits in 1990.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 December 1917
CityCalvert, TX
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I'm flattered by the offers that I've had. It's really nice that people think that highly of you.
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In essence, we gave them a free ride for all of 2005 and asked them to come up with a plan to cover the cost of the building. We did not buy the property with plans to use it right away when they could not come up with a plan, we offered free use of the loading docks to continue distributing food. ... But to cover the costs of carrying that operation, we need to rent out the front of the building.
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I'll be collecting my Social Security, and Coach will still be out there coaching. I told him he had to be out before he hit 100.
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A child is a quicksilver fountain / spilling over with tomorrows and tomorrows / and that is why / she is richer than you and I.
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He's a heck of a decision-maker. He's much more comfortable back there now that he's doing his reads. He's smoother. ... He's making the right decisions, getting the ball where he wants to get to. From game to game to game, he's impressed.
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I am prepared to pass the torch to new leadership,
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He's one of the bigger corners we've had.
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He's not running as well as he used to. Unless it's after an official.
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A loving, caring teacher took a liking to me. She noticed the potential and wanted to help shape it.