"No wise man ever wished to be younger."

-- Jonathan Swift

#Birthday Quotes #Wise Quotes #Time Quotes

“I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics, anyway, was to do your best. As I'd learned long ago from Charles Riley, the only victory that counts is the one over yourself.”

Source : Jesse Owens, Paul G. Neimark (1978). “Jesse, a spiritual autobiography”
“What further helps to reveal reality is when our personal thinking ceases to take reality for granted.”
“I published in 1978 a report on dreams in the Journal of Clinical Psychology. It was the first study of its kind to demonstrate that it is possible for people to make constructive use of their dreams to improve their lives.”

Source : Henry Reed (2005). “Dream Medicine: Learning How to Get Help from Our Dreams”, p.259, We Publish Books
“A great amount has been talked and written about what constitutes a sufficient balance and what really is meant by the concepts of "balance" and "deterrence".”
“My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I think I was a mermaid and I used to swim the shores or Hawaii and used to pop up and see coconuts and pineapples everywhere.”
“In control. Out of control. Sometimes they're the same thing. The trick is knowing that, realizing it's okay to feel out of control once in a while, as long as you're sure you can regain the upper hand when you absolutely need to.”

Source : Ellen Hopkins (2008). “Identical”, p.49, Simon and Schuster
“I was a filmmaker. I made movies. I made films. And I always took photos and made films, always from the beginning.”

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