Bill Bowerman Quotes
I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They're never going to run any record times. But they can fulfill their own potential.
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It's expected of novels that they should explain the world and create the illusion that things are ultimately logical and coherent. But that's not what I see around me. Often, events remain mysterious and unresolved, and our emotions reach no catharsis.
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I don't have a wallet. I carry my driver's license and a couple of credit cards in my phone. That, and a money clip.
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I just want my films to work. The hit or flop verdict really affects me. I seriously analyse what went wrong if a film turns out to be a dud!
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Anything that anybody wants to give me is great! I've had folk songs, heavy metal songs, jewellery... I would never call anything any fan gives me weird, as it's how people express what they like about the books, what it means to them, and that's a wonderful thing.
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I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.
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My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.
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All writers want to know that someone is reading their work, taking them seriously. It provides a kind of moral support.
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Stars arrive on their own timetable.
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Whenever I dream about flying, it's the best feeling in the world.
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It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25.
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MTV didn't call. I guess I wasn't hip and groovy enough.
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I am honoured to be associated with a brand like Movado. It believes in the art of design and is known for its perfection worldwide. I have strong faith in the pursuit of perfection. I am looking forward to a long association.
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The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men.
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The family is the school of duties - founded on love.
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I haven't listened to much music lately; I've been out of it.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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In the Garden of Eden Eve showed more courage than Adam.. when the serpent offered the forbidden fruit. She knew that there was something better than paradise.
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I'm a bit of a bed head: I'm always running around with no make-up on and my hair in a mess, but my nails are one thing I do love to keep looking nice, so it's rare to see me without it.
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I don’t know what life is like without cannabis, I hear there is such a thing.
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The first book ever written in an alphabet was the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament. And the most important passage was the Ten Commandments. The first commandment is the most revolutionary sentence ever written. It states: "I am the Lord thy God there is no other." The second prohibits us from making images. Thus, there is a profound rejection of any goddess influence and a ban of representative art.
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I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They're never going to run any record times. But they can fulfill their own potential.
