"We will create life from inanimate compounds, and we will find life in space. But the life that should more immediately interest us lies between these extremes, in the middle range we all inhabit between our genes and our stars."

-- Nicholas A. Christakis

#Stars Quotes #Lying Quotes #Space Quotes

“We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, 'You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.' The human spirit is indomitable.”

Source : Sir Roger Bannister (2011). “The First Four Minutes”, p.142, The History Press
“The mind is incredible. Once you've gained mastery over it, channeling its powers positively for your purposes, you can do anything. I mean anything. The secret is to make your mind work for you not against you. This means constantly being positive. Constantly setting up challenges you can meet either today, next week, or next month. "I can't..." should be permanently stricken from your vocabulary, especially the vocabulary of your thoughts. You must see yourself always growing and improving.”

Source : Arnold Schwarzenegger, Douglas Kent Hall (1993). “Arnold”, p.148, Simon and Schuster
“Answer hopelessness with a defiant smile and a raised middle finger.”

Source : FaceBook post by Daniele Bolelli from Aug 12, 2014
“Black wines have become the rage over the last 20 years. I prefer our wines to be red.”
“Someday you will read in the papers that Moody is dead. Don't you believe a word of it. At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now. I was born of the flesh in 1837, I was born of the spirit in 1855. That which is born of the flesh may die. That which is born of the Spirit shall live forever.”
“I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving me another chance!”
“Poor Englishwomen! When it comes to their clothes- well, the French reaction is a shrug, the Italian reaction a spreading of the hands and a lifting of the eyes and the American reaction simply one of amused contempt.”
“When I was old enough to ride a motorcycle and got my license, I bought a '69 Sportster.”

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