"I love the fact that not many people can say 'Oh, I went out and ran 20 miles today.' I love how much dedication it takes and how much you learn a lot about yourself, your physical and mental limits. There's just something about it."

-- Shalane Flanagan

#Dedication Quotes #People Quotes #Today Quotes

“Above any commercial success one might enjoy, one's reputation for honesty is the most important thing”
“Which is supposed to mean they're doing something in their broadcasting they would not do is they were simply out to maximize profit; if they were really public service institutions, not purely profit maximizing institutions.”
“The contest is not between us and them, but between good and evil, and if those who would fight evil adopt the ways of evil, evil wins.”
“There are two visions of America. One precedes our founding fathers and finds its roots in the harshness of our Puritan past. It is very suspicious of freedom, uncomfortable with diversity hostile to science, unfriendly to reason, contemptuous of personal autonomy. It sees America as a religious nation. It views patriotism as allegiance to God. It secretly adores coercion and conformity. Despite our constitution, despite the legacy of the Enlightenment, it appeals to millions of Americans and threatens our freedom.”
“The people who watch Fox are not going to watch CNN. You know, lets be honest.”
“Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better.”
“Stop trying to be amazing and start being useful.”
“Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or do anything. You feel: please take my novel,”

Source : "Samantha Shannon: 'Writing was a drug I couldn't stop taking'" by Kate Kellaway, www.theguardian.com. August 10, 2013.

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