"The girl hurried away, but then Pippi shouted, "Did he have big ears that reached way down to his shoulders?" "No," said the girl and turned and came running back in amazement. "You don't mean to say that you have seen a man walk by with such big ears?" "I have never seen anyone who walks with his ears," said Pippi. "All the people I know walk with their feet."

-- Astrid Lindgren

#Girl Quotes #Running Quotes #Mean Quotes

“The pursuit of your life is to come into [your] purpose. And the waste of your life is to miss that purpose.”
“At times of distress, we all like to recall the advice of fathers and mothers. The best advice my father gave me was to keep faith and deep confidence in the potential of the Greek people; nurture the belief that they can do things.”
“After a while, you start to believe that your opinions are more valid than everyone else's. It can be hard to be humble about making really good music; you really believe that you're a savior to music. That's why bands don't like each other.”
“In the end, it's all about perseverance.”
“Smoke. Smoke. Smoke. Only a pipe distinguishes man from beast.”
“We do learn something about ourselves when we are up against the wall, and we do most certainly come out stronger.”
“Wanting to win races is detrimental to courage. You tend to run too conservatively because you want to wait and sprint. If you are there to force the pace, to CREATE greatness rather than to have greatness, Courageous moves are a part of your race.”

Source : Interview with Mick Grant, John Molvar, www.youthrunner.com. January 12, 2011.
“The aboriginal women leaders of Papunya - the Papunya Artists - performed a dance for me: the Honey Ant dance. They'd never done it for anyone else. They honoured me with a ceremonial stick that signifies the story of the land.”

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