"I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best indicator, but it's more how you feel, how you cover the distance and how you are able to do the training afterward."

-- Ryan Hall

#Distance Quotes #Temptation Quotes #Training Quotes

“If you were black, you experienced prejudice. It wasn't a real horrible thing for us; we went through it. We noticed it mostly in the South and in Las Vegas, where we couldn't stay in the hotels where we entertained. But that began to change.”
“We decided to redefine the bottom line at Ben & Jerry's”
“I am, of course, a frustrated rock star - I'd much rather be a rock star than a writer. Or own a record shop. Still, it's not a bad life, is it? You just sit at a computer and make stuff up.”

Source : "Ian Rankin: 'I am, of course, a frustrated rock star'" by Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. November 17, 2012.
“Skepticism is not a denial of belief, but rather a denial of rational grounds for belief.”
“You see things less clearly when you open your eyes too wide.”

Source : Italo Svevo (2015). “Zeno's Conscience”, p.91, Vintage
“The definition of terrorism is killing civilians with the intent of changing their political affiliation.”
“You have to have courage to stand up to your critics.”
“It's not so much the question that offends me; it's that the people asking it don't seem to respect the moral seriousness of the question.”

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