Creative Quotations from . . .
Coleman Young
(1918-1997) born on
May 24
US politician. He was the first black mayor of Detroit, 1974-1993; won Spingarn Medal, 1980.
         
   
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F
You can't look forward and backward at the same time.

R
We need to dream big dreams, propose grandiose means if we are to recapture the excitement, the vibrancy, and pride we once had.
A
There is no brilliant single stroke that is going to transform the water into wine or straw into gold.
N
I've learned over a period of years there are setbacks when you come up against the immovable object; sometimes the object doesn't move.
K
Courage is one step ahead of fear.
 


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: c. 1972.
R: In "Native Detroiter," 1988.
A: In "Detroit News," 5 Jan 1986.
N: c. 1980.
K: c. 1978.
 

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