"Well, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach."

-- Arthur Lydiard

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“I have a red line against the Americans.”
“Brushes..? Nah. Hit 'em as hard as you can.”
“Order is its own reward.”
“Do you tell me that the Bible is against our rights? Then I say that our claims do not rest upon a book written no one knows when, or by whom. Do you tell me what Paul or Peter says on the subject? Then again I reply that our claims do not rest on the opinions of any one, not even on those of Paul and Peter, . . . Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters.”

Source : Ernestine Louise Rose (2008). “Mistress of herself: speeches and letters of Ernestine L. Rose, early women's rights leader”, The Feminist Press at CUNY
“I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.”

Source : "I prefer birdsong to chatter". Interview with Helen Birch, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2005.
“What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?”
“I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I'm lucky enough to be in that position. And I'm also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.”
“You need space to try things and create. It takes a long time to recalibrate if you let people pull at you all the time. A lot of stress comes from reacting to stuff. You have to keep a certain guard [up], if you're a creative person.”

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