"Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal."

-- Dan O'Brien

#Winning Quotes #Special Quotes #Gold Quotes

“The only thing pain can wring from a soul that has abandoned resistance and from a mind that has lost its hate is sorrow”
“Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.”

Source : Martha C. Nussbaum (2012). “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities”, p.81, Princeton University Press
“Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.”

Source : "Perfection Is in the Mind". Interview with Joan Simon, August 21, 1995.
“Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine.”
“My Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He'd often come out with this stuff.”
“When you don't have any money, the problem is food. When you have money, it's sex. When you have both, it's health.”
“It is far more important to know myself and take care of myself than it is to look good to others.”

Source : Beverly Engel (2011). “AARP The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused--and Start Standing Up for Yourself”, p.52, John Wiley & Sons
“I made it to the childbearing phase without TV dependence, then looked around and thought, Well gee, why start now? Why get a pet python on the day you decide to raise fuzzy little gerbils?”

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