"It's like people always say, Well, does sport teach you anything in life? It teaches you certain things, but it doesn't teach you other things. It doesn't teach, as I say, very much about marriage, very much about how to make a living, any of those things."

-- George Plimpton

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“Sometimes, the darkest part of the morning is just before dawn”
“The world belongs to the people who say, 'I can'.”
“Iâ€™ve learned that although our dreams may die, if you open yourself up to life, new ones are born.”
“I would not send my child to a vacation Bible school in 99.9% of the Baptist churches in America. Have some teacher that doesn't even understand anything about the gospel of Jesus Christ, ask those little children, 'How many of you want to go to Heaven?' and damn most of them! Harden their heart to the gospel with some silly profession of faith because it was a silly proclamation of the gospel! It brought no genuine repentance, it brought no faith; it's no different than the Roman church that baptizes every infant that is born.”
“In recent years, research into the prevention and treatment of arthritis has led to measures that successfully reduce pain and improve the quality of life for millions.”
“I think one of the most interesting things about automation isn't on the practical side. I think it's about creating magic and wonder and moments of splendor.”
“Growing up takes longer than you think.”
“The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best which is within us.”

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