"I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!"

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Source : Dean Karnazes (2012). “Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss”, p.25, Rodale

Dean Karnazes

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“I feel as though I have lived many lives, experienced the heights and depths of each and like the waves of the ocean, never known rest. Throughout the years, I looked always for the unusual, for the wonderful, for the mysteries at the heart of life.”

Source : Leni Riefenstahl (1992). “The sieve of time: the memoirs of Leni Riefenstahl”
“President-elect Trump has said he would like to improve relations with Russia. His choice for defense secretary views Russia as America's number one threat.”
“I don't care where you are in the world, people are aware of what technology is available to others. If you're in Nairobi, you're certainly aware of the iPhone.”
“As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.”
“Generation after generation of women have pledged to raise their daughters differently, only to find that their daughters grow up and fervently pledge the same thing.”

Source : Elizabeth Debold, Marie C. Wilson, Idelisse Malavé (1993). “Mother daughter revolution: from betrayal to power”, Da Capo Press
“If you want to play it safe, mix a lot of colors in the same tone and that is such an easy way to feel modern and feel a little confident.”
“I would pay to do what I do if I had to.”
“My parents are both teachers, so we had the summers off.”

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