"In life's orchestra, the bike is the double bass. Hard to forget it"

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Source : Paul Fournel (2003). “Need for the Bike”, p.57, U of Nebraska Press

Paul Fournel

#Bass Quotes #Orchestra Quotes #Forget Quotes

“My life revolves around my child's routine.”
“Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.”
“There are lots of people who believe that caricature of me the tabloids created, so they think they don't like me.”
“Universal love is the standard-sized socket that everyone can plug into. No adapting mechanism required.”
“That kid ain't got no bills to pay, he ain't got no kids; When you're that young to him it's only all about the sport he's playing. You don't have to worry about nuthin' else!”
“Now that I am an adult, I'm very comfortable in my own skin. I'm a lot more settled down and I learnt to just be comfortable with where I'm at, rather than always wanting to be somewhere ahead of where I am.”
“I really wanted to talk about the War on Terror and say that both sides were completely incompetent [in addressing it]. You can't blame the other side when you're involved in it.”
“I started ballet in my early 20s. I studied for about ten years. Ballet is probably the one of the hardest things I've done, almost like MMA. People don't give it a lot of credit and think it's easy but it's very difficult. For an athlete, you use muscles you really don't use and ballet is something I really respect.”

Source : "Mma Fighter Herschel Walker Talks About His Diet, Ballet, and the NFL Playoffs". Examiner.com, January 20, 2011.

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