"Aim at a high mark and you will hit it."

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Annie Oakley

#Mark Quotes #Aim Quotes

“I didn't like fairy tales when I was younger. I found a lot of fairy tales scary. They really didn't sit well with me.”
“Though we are politically enemies, yet with regard to Science it is presumable we shall not dissent from the practice of civilized people in promoting it”
“Contrary to popular opinion, 'Leave it to Beaver' was not a documentary.”

Source : Stephanie Coontz (2016). “The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap”, p.35, Basic Books
“When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.”
“When I first came into international running, most runners did about 60-70 miles or running a week. I guess that is still the standard except for Kenya and Ethiopia. I was doing 150-250 a week and some weeks as high as 350. It was unheard of! But, because I did not have access to what was possible and standard, I had to set my own possibilities and standards. I was just lucky enough to be out of the loop and not know.”

Source : Interview with Mick Grant, John Molvar, www.youthrunner.com. January 12, 2011.
“Almost everyone is born a genius and buried an idiot.”
“The fact is that Americans are not a thoughtful people; they are too busy to stop and question their values.”
“The guy that just arranges things so that the stock market holds up is nobody in my - in my estimation”

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