"I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people... When people see me, often all they see is another Australian athlete having a go. It isn't until they see the full Cathy Freeman picture that they realise how proud I am of my ancestry and heritage. I'd like a little more tolerance and acceptance of my culture and all the differing cultures that make up Australia."

-- Cathy Freeman

#Leadership Quotes #Athlete Quotes #Kids Quotes

“The first few glasses of beer were a revelation; they flushed my veins with happiness; they washed away all cares and shyness and worries. I remember thinking to myself, If I could have two pints of beer every afternoon, life would be a great happiness.”
“A credit card sometimes adds to the high cost of living but more often to the cost of high living.”

Source : Bob Phillips (2015). “Phillips' Treasury of Humorous Quotations”, p.61, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
“I want my fans to know I'm there for them. I want them to see every part of me. I am never going to leave them.”
“Tell me where it is gone — then I will tell you where it came from.”
“Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.”
“I long for the bulbs to arrive, for the early autumn chores are melancholy, but the planting of bulbs is the work of hope and is always thrilling.”
“Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought.”

Source : Edward Carpenter (1916). “My days and dreams: being autobiographical notes”
“Like a midwife, I make my living bringing new babies into the world, except that mine are new advertising campaigns.”

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