"Dare to take chances, lest you leave your talent buried in the ground."

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Source : Phil Knight (2017). “Shoe Dog: Young Readers Edition”, p.270, Simon and Schuster

Phil Knight

#Chance Quotes #Talent Quotes #Buried Quotes

“I used the Internet to keep really close contact with my fans. I think that one thing I brought over the ocean with me was the connection with my fans. They went through the process with me. They're very supportive of me, but I was nervous about that. I didn't want to make it seem like I was abandoning them.”
“Who would have guessed that the shots heard 'round the world 225 years ago would fall on deaf ears in a nation now more sympathetic to the gun-grabbing Redcoat than the gun-bearing rebel?”
“Manhattan is where America began.”
“A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up with. You've got to be seen as dark and slightly dangerous. But I'm not like that and I've realised that I don't need to put that on. People will buy the books whether they see a photo of you dressed in black or not.”
“I think we explored the further reaches of for better or for worse than some other married couples.”

Source : "Lady Archer defends her man". Mary Archer's speech on Lord Archer's perjury trial at the witness box at the Old Bailey in London, www.dailymail.co.uk. June 30, 2001.
“Three of the last four [elections], '06, '08, and '12, were disastrous for Republicans. And they were years in which we just we stayed quiet, we went along the get-along, we didn't stand on principle. The only year that was a good year for Republicans was 2010, when we painted in bold colors, not in pale pastels. We stood for principle. I think winning this fight right now is the most important thing we can do to see significant victories in 2014.”
“The word â€œphotographyâ€ can be interpreted as â€œwriting with lightâ€ or â€œdrawing with light.â€ Some photographers are producing beautiful photographs by drawing with light.. Some other photographers are trying to tell something with their photographs. They are writing with light...”
“Art strives for form, and hopes for beauty.”

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