"Harmony, balance, and rhythm. They're the three things that stay with you your whole life. Without them civilization is out of whack. And that's why an oarsman, when he goes out in life, he can fight it, he can handle life. That's what he gets from rowing."

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Source : Daniel James Brown (2013). “The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics”, p.357, Penguin

Daniel James Brown

#Fighting Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Balance Quotes

“Museums have these great collections and the reality is they attract a regional audience not a national audience.”
“I don't want boys to use their pencils for improper writing.”
“In your lifetime, at what point do you stop being an idiot? I'm 24. Enough is enough!”
“Faith is the 'yes' of the heart, a conviction on which one stakes one's life.”
“My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations.”
“Man is the religious animal. He is the only one that's got true religion, several of them.”
“Love is not a passive state. It is an active force. It is the force of the soul.”
“I love driving the cool cars, but there is nothing like driving a pickup truck.”

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