"What were several fewer species of animals compared with a hundred-mile advance and another medal on another general?"

-- Brian Aldiss

#Animal Quotes #Hundred Quotes #Miles Quotes

“I had 16 other prisons that I needed to pay attention to, and we did. And I had 3,400 soldiers who were depending on me to take care of them, and I did.”
“Iâ€™ve never heard of a man being so eager to confess to the parent of a girl heâ€™s just ruined”
“Hope is what you get when you suddenly realize that a different worldview is possible, a worldview in which the rich, the powerful, and the unscrupulous do not after all have the last word. The same worldview shift that is demanded by the resurrection of Jesus is the shift that will enable us to transform the world.”
“That's really all I want, to be able to change the world with my voice.”
“If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession, he will develop from year to year. This much is true, no coach has a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball. There are no secrets in the game. The only secrets, if there are any, are good teaching of sound fundamentals, intelligent handling of men, a sound system of play, and the ability to instill in the boys a desire to win.”
“I think you should read everything you can. In my case, by the age of 10, I'd read every book in the Omaha public library about investing, some twice. You need to fill your mind with various competing thoughts and decide which make sense.”
“In terms of my own work ethic, I've always been a determined person. When I'm focused on something, I try to see it through.”

Source : "Laughing at something is a form of accepting it, or at least making peace with it". Interview with Chris Cobb, logger.believermag.com. September 19, 2014.
“When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba.”

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