"Prepare yourself for the world, as athletes used to do for their exercises; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do."

-- Lord Chesterfield

#Being Strong Quotes #Athlete Quotes #Exercise Quotes

“People like to say you're either born with style or you're not, and that's complete hooey. You've gotta develop your own and find your own.If you just put on whatever they're trying to sell you, you will always be out of fashion. Otherwise, they can't keep selling you. So, you will always be out of fashion. Get used to it. That's the game. Whatever they say is fashionable, chuck it.”
“Freedom would be meaningless without security in the home and in the streets.”
“Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this, while their innate tendency to appeal to force renders them particularly unfit for the task of government....Man's place is in the armory.”
“I like learning new stuff, and continuing to educate myself as best I can.”
“Celia." he says without looking up at her, "why do we wind our watch?" "Because everything requires energy," she recites obediently, eyes still focused on her hand. "We must put effort and energy into anything we wish to change.”

Source : Erin Morgenstern (2016). “The Night Circus”, p.22, Random House
“Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot, Stanley Matthews. Our family thought if you could be unselfish your teammates would always like you.”
“Join us next time for Days of the Undead when Rachel learns her long lost brother is really a crown prince from outer space.”
“I would say that my strength is my speed and my ability to win head balls.”

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