"Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles."

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Source : Pierre de Coubertin, Norbert Müller (2000). “Olympism: Selected Writings”, Lausanne, Switzerland : International Olympic Committee

Pierre de Coubertin

#Respect Quotes #Educational Quotes #Effort Quotes

“But, drawn to her at that moment, he felt a quiet like the voice of the rain flow over him. He knew well enough that for her it was in fact no waste of effort, but somehow the final determination that it was had the effect of distilling and purifying the woman's existence.”
“I'm convinced that it's energy and humor. The two of them combined equal charm.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Global warming could be solved by shifting three to four per cent of global GDP to pay for it.”
“Ironically, the only gun control in 19th century England was the policy forbidding police to have arms while on duty.”
“A clere conscience is a sure carde.”
“Oh how we want to be taken and changed, want to be mended by what we enter.”

Source : Jorie Graham (1983). “Erosion”, p.10, Princeton University Press
“So this anchoring in some way, in some important way in the past without repeating the past, but on the basis of the past building something new: that is what is important.”
“Whoever would write books? It's suffering as well as greatly satisfying. And certainly there's suffering in the sense that you don't know for a long time how to do it.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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