"There were no shortcuts, I realized. It took years of racing to build up the mind and body and character until a rider had logged hundreds of races and thousands of miles of road. I wouldn't be able to win a Tour de France until I had enough iron in my legs, and lungs, and brain and Heart."

-- Lance Armstrong

#Heart Quotes #Character Quotes #Winning Quotes

“Invisible threads are the strongest ties.”
“Our parents got to be kids. Now it's our turn.”
“Charity that does not change the situation of the poor isn't enough.”
“If God gave light and wisdom, the religion of Jesus was soon learned; but without God, a man might study all his life long, and make no proficiency.”

Source : ADONIRAM JUDSON (1854). “RECORDS OF THE LIFE, CHARACTER, AND ACHIEVEMENTS”, p.108
“A good song should make you wanna tap your foot and get with your girl. A great song should destroy cops and set fire to the suburbs. I'm only interested in writing great songs.”
“Reading well is one of the greatest pleasures that solitude can afford you.”
“Seeing, in the finest and broadest sense, means using your senses, your intellect, and your emotions. It means encountering your subject matter with your whole being. It means looking beyond the labels of things and discovering the remarkable world around you.”

Source : Freeman Patterson (1990). “Photography and the art of seeing”
“What keeps me motivated is going out to the field and seeing programs that incorporate a focus on both people and the planet, and seeing how mutually reinforcing they can really be.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com

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