"George Orwell famously described international sport as 'war minus the shooting'. But for all Orwell's greatness as a thinker, this was one of his least felicitous lines, analogous to 'murder minus the death' or 'life minus the breathing'."

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Source : Gideon Haigh (2010). “Sphere of Influence: Writings on Cricket and Its Discontents”, p.197, Victory Books

Gideon Haigh

#Sports Quotes #War Quotes #Greatness Quotes

“The lesson there is that there's no hiding the sound of a band that is bored with its own music. Whatever it takes to create the sound of excitement, that's what you want to do.”
“It's a great day in America when white people, black people and Latinos can all come together and pick on another minority.”
“I think people sometimes get the wrong impression when they're like, Oh, well, so-and-so was straight and then she was gay, and now she's straight again, you know? But it's like, how many times do I have to kiss a woman before I'm gay? Everybody wants to label people. Sometimes you just fall in love with somebody, and you're really not thinking about what gender or whatever they happen to be. It think that if I happen to fall in love with a woman, everyone's going to make a big deal out of it. But if I happen to fall in love with a man, nobody cares.”
“You look out on the driving range and it looks like snow, but it isn't, it's covered in golf balls.”
“I'm a common woman sharing common problems seeking common solutions on a journey with an uncommon Savior.”
“We modern Christians are long on talk and short on conduct.”
“A word says more than a thousand images. Exercises for the visually inclined: illustrate "appreciation", "humor", "software", "education", "inalienable rights", "elegance", "fact".”
“When it comes to the world around us, is there any choice but to explore?”

Source : Lisa Randall (2005). “Warped passages: unravelling the universe's hidden dimensions”, Lane, Allen

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