"I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired."

-- Jacky Ickx

#Distance Quotes #Years Quotes #Long Quotes

“How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions?”

Source : "This is a clash of civilisations - between reason and superstition" by Polly Toynbee, www.theguardian.com. April 13, 2006.
“There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians.”
“It is almost impossible to open a newspaper without reading something about the London housing market. House prices are rising at such a rate that the vast majority of Londoners can't afford to buy, are being forced out of the boroughs they grew up in, or in the worst cases, are being made homeless. If nothing is done, people will continue to be driven out of the city and London will cease to be a hub for creativity and entrepreneurship.”
“Life's one great lesson was: Do not care. Not caring was a person's real protection.”

Source : Francine Pascal (2001). “Sam”, p.171, Simon and Schuster
“A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world; and if in the present life his happiness arises from the subduing of his desires, it will arise in the next from the gratification of them.”
“Latino poets, are really having a significant impact on American poetics today.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“The First Amendment, I think, is the jewel of our Constitution.”

Source : "Alito: Threat to Judicial Independence at Historic High" by Michael Scholl, October 4, 2006.
“Once youâ€™ve lived a little you will find that whatever you send out into the world comes back to you in one way or another. It may be today, tomorrow, or years from now, but it happens; usually when you least expect it, usually in a form thatâ€™s pretty different from the original. Those coincidental moments that change your life seem random at the time but I donâ€™t think they are. At least thatâ€™s how itâ€™s worked out in my life. And I know Iâ€™m not the only one.”

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