"[He] would drive his sculling boat through mile after mile, in a silent brutal programe of conditioning - he would work all alone, at first light, punishing himself without mercy. His was the private dignity of the lone athlete, with a grim purpose, fighting a solitary war with himself, toward a goal only he can see."

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Source : Daniel Topolski, Patrick Robinson (2013). “True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny”, p.32, Random House

Daniel Topolski

#War Quotes #Athlete Quotes #Fighting Quotes

“When World War II started on September 1, 1939, the German army contained 3.74 million soldiers and 103 divisions.”

Source : John J. Mearsheimer (2002). “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics”, p.371, W. W. Norton & Company
“Economic man and the Calvinist Christian sing to each other like voices in a fugue. The Calvinist stands alone before an almost merciless God ; no human agency can help him; his church is a means to political and social organization rather than a bridge to deity , for no priest can have greater knowledge of the divine way than he himself; no friend can console him in fact , he should distrust all men; in the same fashion, Economic Man faces a merciless world alone and unaided, his hand against every other's.”
“O ye by wandering tempest sown 'Neath every alien star, Forget not whence the breath was blown That wafted you afar! For ye are still her ancient seed On younger soil let fall— Children of Britain's island-breed, To whom the Mother in her need Perchance may one day call.”

Source : William Watson, “England And Her Colonies”
“We're not excusing the ones who are mean, but I want girls to understand the psychology. It's not in everyone. But the bully needs to put this pain somewhere.”
“Bring a vampire around, people start discovering religion.”
“Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible only if today's makes way for it; that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one.”
“I've always wanted to do a period piece.”

Source : "Kate Mara Exclusive Interview HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE; Updates on TEN YEAR and IRONCLAD". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 27, 2011.
“I'm shooting a commercial for safe sex. How ironic. Because I don't have that.”

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