"The starting line of the New York Marathon is kind of like a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport."

-- Bill Rodgers

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“Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is ...”
“So when do I meet the champ?”
“By the numbers, by all the official records, here at the confluence of history, of racism, of poverty, and economic power, this is what our lives are worth: nothing.”

Source : Jesmyn Ward (2013). “Men We Reaped: A Memoir”, p.139, A&C Black
“There is a lot of bad architecture. What we need more is to look at how our landscape should look in the next decades.”
“I want to be rich in all the foods Iâ€™ve tasted and all the places Iâ€™ve been and all the people Iâ€™ve kissed.”

Source : "Sam Smith Uncovered: 10 Interesting Facts" by Katie Rosbottom, www.famefocus.com. October 8, 2014.
“Do you know how much faster I can fix an airplane when I want to fix it than when I don't want to fix it?”
“If I were to disclose all their rituals, I think that it would be easy to prove that witches are not diabolists; but the oaths are solemn and the witches are my friends. I would not want to hurt their feelings. They have secrets which to them are sacred. They have good reason for their secrecy.”
“Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a woman is empowered, her children and her family will be better off. If families prosper, the village prospers, and eventually so does the whole country.”

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