"It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you."

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Source : "The Sports Factor" with Amanda Smith, www.abc.net.au. June 8, 2001.

Dawn Fraser

#Beautiful Quotes #Sports Quotes #Opening Up Quotes

“Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy.”
“I am a tropical black man.”
“We stiffened the penalties for fraud, we extended nationwide efforts to make sure that payments are accurate and they closed a loophole in which people were gaming the system. We didn't change eligibility requirements or reduce the level of benefits.”
“How will decent people in the region ever believe in peace if Arab terrorists interpret every gesture of peace as a display of weakness and then act accordingly?”
“The only reason I am a star is because of my repression. Nothing else would have driven me through all that if I was 'normal'.”
“My great grandma, she's in her 80s, so she tells me a lot about the things she's seen. I learn a lot from her.”
“Cinema is a director's medium, so you're saying, 'What do you want?' Being an actor is about adapting - physically and emotionally. If that means you have to look great for it and they can make you look great, then thank you. And if you have to have everything washed away, then I'm willing to do that too.”
“According to our belief, Japan was founded by the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Omikami, who is revered by the entire nation for her all-pervading virtue, and from whom our Imperial House is descended.”

Source : "Contemporary Japan" by Nihon Gaiji Kyokai, (p. 422), 1932.

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