"Great pilots are made not born. . . . A man may possess good eyesight, sensitive hands, and perfect coordination, but the end result is only fashioned by steady coaching, much practice, and experience."

-- Johnnie Johnson

#Men Quotes #Hands Quotes #Practice Quotes

“There are these creative shows, all on cable, that are just so daring and out there. That's the stuff I really want to be a part of, like with 'Sucker Punch' and 'Hangover 2.' Those movies didn't hold back. They really went for it.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“To be beat is to be at the bottom of your personality, looking up.”

Source : John Holmes (1967). “Nothing More to Declare”
“I think I wrote once that baseball in many ways is very much like reading. I said there are more bad books than bad ballgames, or maybe it was the other way around. I can't remember.”
“I'm not the greatest communicator. I kind of internalize a lot.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I would live in a communist country providing I was the Queen.”
“The thing I like about my body is that it's strong. I can move furniture around my apartment. I can ride my horse... I can play basketball. It's a well functioning machine.”
“The Second World War is the largest single event in human history, fought across six of the world's seven continents and all it oceans. It killed 50 million human beings, left hundreds of millions of others wounded in mind or body and materially devastated much of the heartland of civilization.”
“You feel like half of your life is a vacation when you go to these Barcelona music festivals and have all day to sound check or go to the pool.”

Source : "Listen: New Walkmen: 'Heaven'". Interview with Larry Fitzmaurice, pitchfork.com. April 16, 2012.

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