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“Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops.”
Source : Althea Gibson, Richard Curtis (1968). “So Much to Live for”
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“It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout.”
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“Sometimes one has to say difficult things, but one ought to say them as simply as one knows how.”
Source : G. H. Hardy (2012). “A Mathematician's Apology”, p.47, Cambridge University Press
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“Music comes from the musician, not the instrument.”
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“They are wrong who think that politics is like an ocean voyage or a military campaign, something to be done with some particular end in view, something which leaves off as soon as that end is reached. It is not a public chore, to be got over with. It is a way of life. It is the life of a domesticated political and social creature who is born with a love for public life, with a desire for honor, with a feeling for his fellows; and it lasts as long as need be.”
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“I love to dance. But I don't like being up in front of tons of people. I didn't have the desire to be performing in front of a lot of people. So it wasn't something I ever seriously considered.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“My dad took me to John Kennedy's inauguration when I was 8. We come every time, Republican and Democrat, because of this great country.”
Source : "Interviews with Senator John Barrasso & David Plouffe". "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley, www.realclearpolitics.com. January 20, 2013.
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“When Celtic get an opportunity to go above Rangers they've got to jump at it with both hands.”