"Old age is a time of humiliations, the most disagreeable of which, for me, is that I cannot work long at sustained high pressure with no leaks in concentration."

-- Igor Stravinsky

#Long Quotes #Age Quotes #Pressure Quotes

“If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.”
“I always had a powerful serve. It's one of the best in women's tennis. It's very good to have a weapon like that.”

Source : "Wimbledon 2011: Li Na loses way and husband as Sabine Lisicki triumphs" by Paul Hayward, www.theguardian.com. June 23, 2011.
“The first band I was in, I think was called The Strangers. I got the sack because I was too small!”
“There is nobody that wants to win more than George Steinbrenner.”

Source : Interview with Chris Yandek, www.cyinterview.com. May 4, 2007.
“It is easy to replace man, and it will take no great time, when Nature has lapsed, to replace Nature.”

Source : Alice Meynell (2013). “The Essential Alice Meynell Collection”, p.267, eBookIt.com
“I found that of the senses, the eye is the most superficial, the ear the most arrogant, smell the most voluptuous, taste the most superstitious and fickle, touch the most profound and the most philosophical.”
“Conflict is the very essence of life.”

Source : Mary Roberts Rinehart (2013). “The Album”, p.224, Overamstel Uitgevers
“You need to have your eyes open because it's really scary what's happening.”

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