Famous quotes containing the words york, athletic and/or conference:
“The energy, the brutality, the scale, the contrast, the tension, the rapid changeand the permanent congestionare what the New Yorker misses when he leaves the city.”
—In New York City, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.”
—Douglas Jerrold (18031857)
“Politics is still the mans game. The women are allowed to do the chores, the dirty work, and now and thenbut only occasionallyone is present at some secret conference or other. But its not the rule. They can go out and get the vote, if they can and will; they can collect money, they can be grateful for being permitted to work. But that is all.”
—Mary Roberts Rinehart (18761958)