Eric Heiden Quotes
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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I love cycling.
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The very first time a politician puts you in his target is sometimes a disappointment, because perhaps you thought you were friends and getting along well... But it is not something that you dwelled on. At least, I did not.
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Most of the oils which are valued as scents are mixtures of substances; only the combined effect of these leads to the known result.
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I've always been interested in the camera and the effects of it - that's what drew me to film in the first place.
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I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect, between the disaster and the atrocity.
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I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.
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I am a rereader. Quality is variety if you wait long enough. Barthes, Baudelaire, Benjamin, Celine, Duras, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Melville: There is so much to revisit. 'Ingrid Caven,' by Jean-Jacques Schuhl, is always in rotation. I used to read 'Morvern Callar,' by Alan Warner, every year - I adored that book.
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My idea of fast food is a mallard.
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I raced locally for a year, went to Europe the year after and went to the Olympics the year after that.
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Contrary to common belief, Christian fiction did not begin with Catherine Marshall, Janette Oke, or Frank Peretti.
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I came to running late. It was something I had always wanted to do, but I always end up getting hurt. It didn't occur to me that I could actually slow down and walk a little bit!
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I actually remember the exact date I got the call that I got the 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' role - May 6, 2016. It was probably the best day of my life.
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Of course the lower classes have always felt downtrodden and aspired to a better life. But there is this theory that people respond to a class structure in England - there was a time when people knew who they were and knew whom they served and as long as management wasn't abusive, it was a good life for people.
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Now and then I find a kitschy series I love.
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Gifts have ribbons, not strings.
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When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.
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Though Jesus Christ in Bethlehem A thousand times his Mother bore, Is he not born again in thee Then art thou lost for evermore.
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While I support immigration regulated through a legal framework, I do not support rewarding those who broke the law to get here.
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For more than three months, I had been president and primary owner of Spellman Investigations, and I can say with complete certainty that I had more power in this office as an underling. My title, it seemed, was purely decorative. I was captain of an unfashionable and sinking ship.
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What good can come from meeting death with tears? If a man Is sorry for himself, he doubles death.
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Virtue is like health: the harmony of the whole man.
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I... do... not... do... lightning.
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I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.
