"You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime."

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Source : "Fictional character: Burt Munro". "The World's Fastest Indian", 2005.

Burt Munro

#People Quotes #Lifetime Quotes #Minutes Quotes

“All the elements in an advertisement are primarily designed to do one thing and one thing only: get you to read the first sentence of the copy.”

Source : Joseph Sugarman (2012). “The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters”, p.38, John Wiley & Sons
“It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.”
“I don't want to write a mass before being in a state to do it well, that is a Christian. I have therefore taken a singular course to reconcile my ideas with the exigencies of Academy rules. They ask me for something religious: very well, I shall do something religious, but of the pagan religion. . . . I have always read the ancient pagans with infinite pleasure, while in Christian writers I find only system, egoism, intolerance, and a complete lack of artistic taste.”
“We're so obsessed with [big] data, we forget how to interpret it.”
“Vic Armstrong is, of course, a legend”
“Work hard, take care of yourself, and you'll be just fine.”
“For people may not know what they think about politics in the Balkans, or the vexed question of men and women, but everyone has a definite opinion about the flavour of shredded coconut.”

Source : Louis Simpson (2003). “The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001”, p.293, BOA Editions, Ltd.
“Feelings follow actions. If I'm feeling low, I deliberately act cheery, and I find myself actually feeling happier. If I'm feeling angry at someone, I do something thoughtful for her and my feelings toward her soften. This strategy is uncannily effective.”

Source : "10 instant tips to be happier now" by Gretchen Rubin, www.cnn.com. August 4, 2009.

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