"An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head."

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Source : Quoted by Christopher Brasher in the Observer,12 Sep 1982.

Emil Zatopek

#Inspirational Quotes #Sports Quotes #Running Quotes

“Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention.”
“Some people make it hard for me to believe in universal evolution.”

Source : Natalie Clifford Barney, Anna Livia (1992). “A Perilous Advantage: The Best of Natalie Clifford Barney”, p.98, New Victoria Publishers
“But grief is a walk alone. Others can be there, and listen. But you will walk alone down your own path, at your own pace, with your sheared-off pain, your raw wounds, you denial, anger, and bitter loss. You'll come to your own peace, hopefully, but it will be on your own, in your own time.”

Source : Cathy Lamb (2011). “The First Day of the Rest of My Life”, p.355, Kensington Publishing Corp.
“Moyo, a Zambia-born economist, asserts that aid is not only ineffective-it's harmful. Her argument packs a strong punch because she was born and raised in Africa. Moyo believes aid money promotes the corruption of governments and the dependence of citizens, and advocates that an investment approach will do more to help reduce poverty than aid ever could.”
“Hollywood provides ready-made fantasies or daydreams; the problem is whether these are productive or nonproductive, whether the audience is psychologically enriched or impoverished.”
“Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world.”
“If we wait for the danger to become clear, it could be too late.”
“I once wrote a lecture for Manchester University called Â«Â Moments of DiscoveryÂ Â» in which I said that there are two moments that are important. There's the moment when you know you can find out the answer and that's the period you are sleepless before you know what it is. When you've got it and know what it is, then you can rest easy.”

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