"Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games."

-- Asafa Powell

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“If all the bank loans were paid, no one could have a bank deposit, and there would not be a dollar of coin or currency in circulation. This is a staggering thought. We are completely dependent on the commercial banks. Someone has to borrow every dollar we have in circulation, cash, or credit. If the banks create ample synthetic money we are prosperous; if not, we starve. We are absolutely without a permanent money system. When one gets a complete grasp of the picture, the tragic absurdity of our hopeless situation is almost incredible - but there it is.”
“The quality of government, I suppose, is determined not by what happens, but by how you react to what happens.”
“The facts are always friendly, every bit of evidence one can acquire, in any area, leads one that much closer to what is true.”
“War is the highest form of modern art.”
“Iâ€™ve often wished that I had some suave and socially acceptable hobby that I could fall back on in times like this. You know, play the violin (or was it the viola) like Sherlock Holmes, or maybe twiddle away on the pipe organ like the Disney version of Captain Nemo. But I donâ€™t. Iâ€™m sort of the arcane equivalent of a classic computer geek. I do magic, in one form or another, and thatâ€™s pretty much it. I really need to get a life, one of these days”
“Algebra is generous; she often gives more than is asked of her.”
“Even though I dislike being kicked by others, I do enjoy the feeling of kicking others”
“It's just unfair that talent of color aren't given the same opportunities as white and male actors, directors, producers, writers, et cetera.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org

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