Peter Golenbock famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue - but I would argue it nevertheless - that the peculiar combination of joy and sadness in bell music - both of clock chimes, and of change-ringing - is very typical of England. It is of a piece with the irony in which English people habitually address one another.
Well why not a technology of joy, of happiness?
The only lifestyle I'm promoting is the lifestyle of love and friendship. The lifestyle of music, and joy, and fashion. So whoever wants to come and get part of that lifestyle, we accept anybody.
A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.
When there's somebody racing side-by-side, when somebody's right next to me and they're pushing and we're both tired, we're both fatigued, I want to be able to beat them mentally.
Golf is more exacting than racing, cards, speculation, or matrimony. In almost all other games you pit yourself against a mortal foe; in golf it is yourself against the world: no human being stays your progress as you drive your ball over the face of the globe.
I definitely run up right, and I've got pretty good speed.
Don't judge your running by your speed.
Generally, speed skaters don't run that much. I'm a little bit of an exception in that I run a lot.
In the race for success, speed is less important than stamina.

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