"A horse is simply a horse."

-- Avicenna

“Collectivism doesn't work because it's based on a faulty economic premise. There is no such thing as a person's "fair share" of wealth. The gross national product is not a pizza that must be carefully divided because if I get too many slices, you have to eat the box. The economy is expandable and, in any practical sense, limitless.”
“I'm quite sure it happened in Berlin too when Eva [Braun] stayed there later on. I wouldn't know about that because I was scarcely ever there myself. I don't want to suggest she was crying all the time, but then they had their arguments, she was very downcast until she had cried it through. It happened on occasion.”
“I gave my parole once, and it has been shamefully violated by the British Government; I shall not give another to people on whom no faith can be reposed.”
“I don't dare touch her. Loss is a knowledge I'm sorry to have. Perhaps the only thing worse than experiencing it, is watching it replay anew in someone else--all the awful stages picking up like a chorus that has to be sung.”
“I would say that Lucy, 'I Love Lucy,' she was my idol.”
“I feel like the places where I like to live, or study, or visit are places where people's differences are celebrated rather than just tolerated.”
“My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.”

Source : Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Marx (1992). “Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field”, Fireside
“A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.”

Source : Sydney Smith, Lady Saba Holland Holland, Sarah Austin (1855). “Letters”, p.501

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