"Fear is the strongest driving-force in competition. Not fear of one's opponent, but of the skill and high standard which he represents; fear, too, of not acquitting oneself well. In the achievement of greater performances, of beating formidable rivals, the athlete defeats fear and conquers himself."

-- Franz Stampfl

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“Why does it take fear to move you? Why does it take chaos to make us understand exactly what we need to do?”
“I want to do rock operas.”
“What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.”
“I'm not good at interviews, I'm not good at dancing, I'm not good at looking like I'm having fun. I never will be, I don't think. Unless I go to a life coach.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It is clear to me that the imbalance of power between the genders is a major part of the world's problems right now. Anything out of balance is going to eventually be bad for us and presently the male energy and the worship of maleness is in fact a major contributor to the decaying state the world finds itself in.”

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“Some even believe we (the Rockefeller family) are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it.”

Source : David Rockefeller (2011). “Memoirs”, p.368, Random House
“I do real paintings, you know. I'm a little messy in the studio, so I'm a bit of a danger. But I just adore it.”
“Love is life's snow. It falls deepest and softest into the gashes left by the fight - whiter and purer than snow itself.”

Source : Fridtjof Nansen (2013). “Farthest North: The Epic Adventure of a Visionary Explorer”, p.170, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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