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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Working 16-hour days to ensure that I can pay my bills has been a bulk of my entrepreneurship life. And on days when I don't, odds are I'm running to the airport.
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There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.
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You don't have to own squirrels and starlings to get enjoyment from them … One day, we would like an end to pet shops and the breeding of animals. Dogs would pursue their natural lives in the wild … they would have full lives, not wasting at home for someone to come home in the evening and pet them and then sit there and watch TV.
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I'm a human entropy producer.
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I learnt my lessons very early on that it's probably a good thing to be humble in victory as well as defeat.
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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.
