"Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country."

-- Haile Gebrselassie

#Running Quotes #Country Quotes

“I myself am not comfortable with the notion of secularists congregating in groups, except perhaps for defensive purposes: the last thing a secularist should wish to do is to act like a religion, with its rigid hierarchies, its suppression of divergent opinion, and, above all, its ruthless attempts (now mercifully inhibited by laws) to outlaw "heresy" by brute force. Opinions must be changed, one at a time if necessary, but if there are those who wish to persist in religious belief, they should certainly be allowed to do so.”
“I don't have family members calling me and saying, "Is this rumor about you in the newspaper true?," because they know it's all bullshit. I already have that support system, and it's actually been really helpful. My parents have been in the entertainment business for so long that they really know what not to do.”

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“I'm very privileged to be the celebrity I am.”
“Chess and theatre often lead to madness.”
“I don't want to retire. I still want to play.”
“A person who acquires English has access to all the things that that language makes possible.”
“Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.”
“Writing a poem is a more personal experience, I think, than writing prose. And perhaps reading a poem is a more personal experience than reading prose, though that's harder to say.”

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