"Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities."

-- Daley Thompson

#Games Quotes #Community Quotes #World Quotes

“I live no more, but Christ liveth in me!”
“[Reviewing a production of Uncle Tom's Cabin] The dogs were poorly supported by the cast.”
“We can only be what we give ourselves the power to be.”

Source : Obert Skye, Ben Sowards (2008). “The Eyes of the Want”, p.417, Simon and Schuster
“Once practice starts, we work hard, and that's the best conditioning there is. Everything counts. Every little thing counts. Run hard, play hard, go after the ball hard, guard hard. If you play soft (what I call signing a 'non-aggression pact' with your teammates), you won't ever get into shape.”

Source : Pete Carril, Dan White (2004). “The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril”, p.153, U of Nebraska Press
“That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. "My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child." I stopped.”
“O, there is lovely to feel a book, a good book, firm in the hand, for its fatness holds rich promise, and you are hot inside to think of good hours to come.”

Source : RICHARD LLEWELLYN (1967). “HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY”
“The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction.”
“Complaining about your current position in life is worthless. Have a spine and do something about it instead.”

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