"In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event"

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Source : Peggy Fleming, Peter Kaminsky (2000). “The Long Program: Skating Toward Life's Victories”, p.2, Simon and Schuster

Peggy Fleming

#Olympics Quotes #Events Quotes #Midst Quotes

“I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction.”
“A lot of times when I sit down with the other comics and try to talk theory, they say I'm being too serious.”
“The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.”
“When you don't get a role, it wasn't meant to be.”

Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com
“I dont know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. Its more than talent and beauty. Maybe its the audience seeing itself in you.”
“You see, this heart, won't settle down; just like a child, running, scared, from a clown. Demi Lovato”
“Only a few people are interested in what you have to say, but that is all right. You don't have to tell the quality of a master by the size of his crowds.”
“(...)normalcy is an illusion. Each person is utterly unique. A standard of normalcy is something that most people of the world simply will never access.”

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