"Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that."

-- Haile Gebrselassie

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“I love the grandiosity, how sweepingly entertaining films can be. And I think there's a place for films that pry more into the human condition.”
“Grace keeps us from worrying because worry deals with the past, while grace deals with the present and future.”
“I suppose the short chapters and differing narrative points of view are quite "cinematic" devices, which came very naturally to me.”

Source : Stef Penney (2008). “The Tenderness of Wolves: A Novel”, p.385, Simon and Schuster
“To think of shadows is a serious thing.”
“Success comes in a lot of ways, but it doesn't come with money and it doesn't come with fame. It comes from having a meaning in your life, doing what you love and being passionate about what you do. That's having a life of success. When you have the ability to do what you love, love what you do and have the ability to impact people. That's having a life of success. That's what having a life of meaning is.”
“On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken.”

Source : Penelope Fitzgerald (2008). “So I have thought of you: the letters of Penelope Fitzgerald”, Fourth Estate (GB)
“In China there was once a man who liked pictures of dragons, and his clothing and furnishings were all designed accordingly. His deep affection for dragons was brought to the attention of the dragon god, and onde day a real dragon appeared before his window. It is said that he died of fright. He was probably a man who always spoke big words but acted differently when facing the real thing.”

Source : Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2012). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.24, Shambhala Publications
“I believe that horses bring out the best in us. They judge us not by how we look, what we're wearing or how powerful or rich we are, they judge us in terms of sensitivity, consistency, and patience. They demand standards of behavior and levels of kindness that we, as humans, then strive to maintain.”

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