"I realized it might be possible to do such a thing, run for money, trot for wages on piece work at a bob a puff rising bit by bit to a guinea a gasp and retiring through old age at thirty-two because of lace-curtain lungs, a football heart, and legs like varicose beanstalks."

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Source : Alan Sillitoe (2016). “New and Collected Stories”, p.25, Open Road Media

Alan Sillitoe

#Football Quotes #Running Quotes #Heart Quotes

“I mean, every thought starts over, so every expression of a thought has to do the same. every accuracy has to be invented... I feel I am blundering in concepts too fine for me.”
“~We were on a family trip to Death Valley, and there were moments when my husband and I wanted to just leave the kids there - all the whining! You think that no other kid can do it as much as yours. When they're with friends, they're great; when they're in the car with just the family, it's maddening at times. But you adore them anyway.~”
“The truth will set you free. Unless you're guilty.”
“I was OK before this, I will be OK after this.”

Source : "Sophia Amoruso, NastyGal Founder, Shares Her Journey From Dumpster-Diving Teen To CEO". Interview With Nina Bahadur, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 6, 2014.
“It was also wonderful to have the prospect of playing with Jack Nicholson. It was a terrific part, a terrific script, with Alexander Payne and Jack Nicholson. You can't get any better than that!”
“I enjoy doing autograph sessions because I'm a people-watcher. I'm the guy in the airport who likes to just sit and watch people go by. So I enjoy just meeting people and hearing their stories.”

Source : Source: www.usatoday.com
“When my father announced his campaign for president on Oct. 3, 1991, I had already cast my vote in favor of his candidacy.”
“The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.”

Source : Dan Rather (1984). “The Camera Never Blinks”, Ballantine Books

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