"The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude."

-- Mark Spitz

#Attitude Quotes #Swim Quotes #Records Quotes

“I used to think that looking across a pillow into the fabulous face of Buster Keaton would be a more thrilling destiny than any screen career.”

Source : Anita Loos (1977). “Cast of Thousands”, Smithmark Pub
“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.”

Source : "Playboy Interview: Ansel Adams". Interview with David Sheff, Playboy (p. 226), May 1, 1983.
“We spoke about our dreams and how we always felt safe in them, no matter how bad everthing else seemed. He told me it was one of the best days of his life and then he took out his gun. A .22 rifle. And he leaned forward and whispered, "Forgive me, Taylor Markham." Before I could ask how he knew my name and what I was to forgive him for he said, "Take care of my little girl." And then he told me to close my eyes. And I've been frightened to do just that ever since.”
“I knew I had to get out of Boston and stop making movies there, at least for one movie, otherwise no one would ever consider me for a movie that took place south of Providence.”
“Resilience is based on the ability to embrace the extremes -- while no becoming an extremist. ... **Most companies don't do paradox very well.** (emphasis by author) [2002] p.25f”
“I created an icicle sculpture in the snow. White on white.”
“Daring to dream what is deepest in our collective longings is what makes us most human and fully alive.”
“Things that happen, however painful they are at the time, do not matter very much for long. Only how we behave to them matters.”

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