"In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty."

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Pierre de Coubertin

#Loyalty Quotes #Oath Quotes

“This is exactly the message that fairy tales get across to the child in manifold form: that a struggle against severe difficulties in life is unavoidable, is an intrinsic part of human existence -- but that if one does not shy away, but steadfastly meets unexpected and often unjust hardships, one masters all obstacles and at the end emerges victorious.”

Source : Bruno Bettelheim (1976). “The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales”, Vintage
“I don't make any pretense about being normal. I'm not.”
“I think the names of colors are at the edge, between where language fails and where it's at its most powerful.”

Source : FaceBook post by A.S. Byatt from Dec 16, 2011
“Envy hurt exponentially more than heartbreak because your soul was torn in two, half soaring with happiness for another person, half mired in a well of selfpity and pain.”
“And trust dies from ifs and buts”

Source : Aidan Chambers (2012). “Dying to Know You”, p.126, Random House
“My mind is huge with little stories that I never told you.”
“To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life.”
“The honorary duty of a human being is to love.”

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