"Thus I urge you to go onto your greatness if you believe it is in you. Think deeply and separate what you wish from what you are prepared to do."

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Source : Percy Wells Cerutty (1964). “Middle-distance running”

Percy Cerutty

#Running Quotes #Believe Quotes #Greatness Quotes

“The testimony of every scientist is that the frontiers that are opening out ahead of us now are far wider and more spectacular than any frontier of America in the past. Our horizons are not closed. We are going to write a greater development in America than has ever been conceived.”
“Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.”
“What's the use of being legible, when nothing inspires you to take notice of it?”
“The first time I called myself a 'Witch' was the most magical moment of my life.”

Source : Margot Adler (1997). “Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today”, Penguin Group USA
“I was born in Columbia in 1954, the year the Supreme Court invalidated racial segregation in public schools. I visited frequently but did not live there.”

Source : Randall Kennedy (2013). “For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law”, p.3, Vintage
“There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But alwaysâ€” do not forget this, Winstonâ€” always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human faceâ€” forever.”
“Of course, certain religious expressions are fine. If a tribe of Aqualishes wants to boil rhino horns in frog saliva on the National Mall to honor their deity, we'd have a commemorative postage stamp ready by next December. But let a Christian mention the baby Jesus to a kindergarten class and the ACLU wants an exorcism...”
“Soderquist's Paradox: There are more horses' ***** than horses.”

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