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“Just as the ideal of classic Greek culture was the most perfect harmony of mind and body, so a human and a bicycle are the perfect synthesis of body and machine.”
Source : Richard Ballantine, Richard Grant (1998). “Ultimate Bicycle Book”, Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
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“Family time is really important to me.”
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“I oppose U.S. military intervention in Iraq. I believe that we should not send troops or engage in air strikes-our nation's military involvement needs to be over. The United States has already spent billions of dollars in Iraq while our nation has endured a crumbling infrastructure, cuts to our social programs, a lack of investment in job training and creation, and sadly, a failure to take care of our veterans. Let's focus our resources at home. Over 4000 men and women have sacrificed their lives for Iraq. That is enough.”
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“What gets me excited by the process of making art is how unrelated elements get fused, which is a formal process. The content is the easy part. Putting it together in a way that's cohesive is the challenge.”
Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“It's always about a character that I become obsessed with and who refuses to leave me alone.”
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“Newcastle are absolutely besotted by injuries”
Source : "Stupid football quotes: 2012's best gaffes from managers and pundits" by Steve Anglesey, www.mirror.co.uk. December 31, 2012.
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“Buying a bicycle is a momentous event, akin to marriage: you are acquiring a partner.”
Source : Dervla Murphy (2001). “South From the Limpopo”, p.235, The Overlook Press
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“Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage.”