"I was absolutely a non-starter at games. My report for rugby said, 'Nigel's chief contribution is his presence on the field.' I used to pray for rain and sometimes it did rain - and we played anyway."

-- Nigel Rees

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“You can't please everybody, and basically I just decided to please myself first on this record. This record is more like my diary and I am expressing myself through my music. And that's what it should be about. That's why I didn't change my name or anything. It's not about the name; it's about the music. The old saying goes that video killed the radio star and it's very true. And now I'm just letting everything revolve around the music. There is no image; I am just being myself.”
“Truth like a torch, the more 'tis shock, it shines.”
“My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.”
“I always feel attacked when I'm asked about my painting.”
“Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.”
“As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice.”
“It made me start to wonder if there were other people so lonely so close. I thought about â€œEleanor Rigby.â€ Itâ€™s true, where do they all come from? And where do they all belong?”
“Silently hear everyone. Accept what is good. Reject and forget what is not. This is intelligent living.”

Source : "Quotations From Gurudev's Writings". Collected by Chinmaya Mission, Chicago, www.mychinmaya.org.

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