Rose Bowl Award

Famous quotes containing the words rose, bowl and/or award:

    An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)

    It seemed a long way from 143rd Street. Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Dancing with the Duke of Devonshire was a long way from not being allowed to bowl in Jefferson City, Missouri, because the white customers complained about it.
    Althea Gibson (b. 1927)

    The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.
    Robert Graves (1895–1985)