"Men of success meet with tragedy. It was the will of God that I won the Olympics, and it was the will of God that I met with my accident. I accepted those victories as I accept this tragedy. I have to accept both circumstances as facts of life and live happily."

--

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Abebe Bikila

#Men Quotes #Victory Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“I don't want to feel like a failure to my daughter. She's the best thing I've ever done. Buffy - pretty great and all, but Charlotte's way better.”

Source : "'Ringer's' Sarah Michelle Gellar Laughs About Playing Twins" by Lindsay Powers, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 13, 2011.
“Good, honest, hardheaded character is a function of the home. If the proper seed is sown there and properly nourished for a few years, it will not be easy for that plant to be uprooted.”
“Well, I think we still have to verify whatever declaration we will get and make sure that it is comprehensive and accurate. So, that would take care of the past activities.”
“As I thought about that, I had to wonder: What will we know better about tomorrow? Who cares? Hindsight is useless.”
“Taboos on the human heart are more dangerous than any risk we run by using our emotions. Sensation is the life of man; it is his actual energy. To suppress it is to lose creative power!”
“Confidence is the poor mans money”
“I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.”

Source : "Blues All Around Me". Book by B. B. King, David Ritz, www.indiewire.com. 1996.
“The faster the gambling activity, the more highly addictive it is; and the more addictive the gambling activity is, the more revenue it will generate for the industry”

You may also like:

Bob Beamon
Track and field athlete
Emil Zatopek
Olympic athlete
Frank Shorter
Olympic athlete
Haile Gebrselassie
Olympic athlete
Haile Selassie
Political figure
Jesse Owens
Olympic athlete
Paavo Nurmi
Runner
Paul Tergat
Runner
Zola Budd
Runner