"There is a sense of decency that's like a barometer to a man's or a country's health."

-- Samuel R. Delany

#Country Quotes #Men Quotes #Barometer Quotes

“I was never happy that my injuries cut my career short and ultimately forced my decision to step away from tennis. I have enjoyed my time away from the court, a period that has allowed me to experience a different side of life. However, I miss the game and the challenge of competing at the highest level of tennis, and I want to gauge whether I can stay healthy and compete against today's top players.”

Source : "Hingis plans comeback to top tennis three years after retiring" by Steve Bierley, www.theguardian.com. November 30, 2005.
“I believe that a small action or a subtle gesture in life can change many, many things.”
“I've filled my whole life trying to preserve the memory of living, in the fight against dying. Perhaps the only thing I've done, since stopping death is impossible, is to show this fight. The fight itself does not satisfy us either.”

Source : "To die is very strange". Interview with Caia Hagel, logger.believermag.com. March 12, 2014.
“Pretensions to moral superiority are devastatingly destructive.”
“I've always said I'd rather see a club that's won 10 or 12 in a row than a club that's lost 10 or 12 in a row because they're tougher.”
“It was only when I began modeling at 18 that I really began enjoying fashion and reading any fashion magazine I could get my hands on, and developing a profound respect for designers, fashion and how to wear it.”
“Haiti is extremely stratified socially with a number of large families controlling most of the economy, and import-export.”
“Some people are born with a brain that has this weird, magical mathematical thing that makes them an amazing jazz musician.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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