"Every time I ran the mile I was aware of my own weakness, there was some opponent who could give me a hell of a fight, so I never went into a race with a sense of invincibility. I always had that feeling of fragility and nerves which made me run faster."

-- Roger Bannister

#Running Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Race Quotes

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Fear of the unknown is our greatest fear. Many of us would enter a tiger's lair before we would enter a dark cave. While caution is a useful instinct, we lose many opportunities and much of the adventure of life if we fail to support the curious explorer within us.”
“We women should remember that we are much more than just breasts.”
“Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His work.”
“All I want is to be more famous than anything or anyone.”

Source : "Patsy Kensit: super trouper" by Justine Picardie, www.telegraph.co.uk. July 13, 2008.
“In growing up in Seattle, I don't know a single family that didn't barbecue or cook on the weekends and make its own kind of simple, pared-down, what I call Pacific Northwest cooking.”
“If you truly love someone, don't waste your time finding reasons to hate them.Â Spend it remembering why you love them in the first place.”
“I've always - outside of the outfielders running over the hump, and it could be slightly dangerous, and it can impact play; of course it can. But on the other side I think, again, just if you're pitching, a relief pitcher, I think it's kind of a great place to get involved in a game.”
“Art lies because it's social.”

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