"Women made up 44% of Olympic competitors at London 2012 - the greatest show of gender equality in Olympic history. By comparison, in the 1908 Games men outnumbered women 53 to 1."

-- Donna de Varona

#Men Quotes #Games Quotes #London Quotes

“It's much easier to do and die than it is to reason why.”
“With adolescent egotism and a lot of money one can pretty much rule the world.”

Source : Glen Duncan (2007). “I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story”, p.133, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I don't think of myself as being funny. But life takes strange turns.”
“We have seen some of the greatest athletes fall because they have tried to take shortcuts. I'm not going to call any names but we talk about guys that was like at the top of their game that people just idolized. They looked in awe and all of a sudden you see them just come tumbling down because they want to take shortcuts. I think it's more rewarding when you do it the old fashioned way.”
“The tender violet bent in smiles To elves that sported nigh, Tossing the drops of fragrant dew To scent the evening sky.”

Source : Elizabeth Oakes SMITH, John KEESE (of Newburyport, Mass.) (1843). “The Sinless Child, and Other Poems. Edited by J. Keese”, p.66
“Like Thornton Wilder said, time is not a river, but rather a landscape that you step in and out of. I've always found that true of creative work, and I've heard so many songwriters and writers in general say the same thing... When you're going into the realms of your self and trying to tap into the mystery of this creative source, linear time kind of falls away.”

Source : "Interview with Rosanne Cash on Coping, Writing and Savoring the Pleasures of Home". Interview with Kristi York Wooten, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Knowing what to take out and what to leave in is what separates the men from the boys.”
“I actually did use to sell shoes.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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