Sebastian Coe Quotes
I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse and he's one of my heroes so I'm not going to say it was a silly stunt. I know too much about horses. They're highly unreliable and they've got brains the size of golf balls.
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It's hard to say how certain stories just punch us in the heart and the brain at the same time at the end. I suppose that's what we're all looking for. But each story has its own valence, its own way of saying goodbye to you.
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There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.
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Every little girl looks up to her mom so much - that's your first hero.
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Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the want of money, but money is always on the brain so long as there is a brain in reasonable order.
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A lot of boys in my poker circle are mathematicians who play on probability. I don't have that kind of brain, so I rely on instinct. But I recently found out that poker and cards in general go way back in my family gene pool.
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I have a birthmark on the inside of my left knee that resembles an upside-down sea horse.
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I'm actually an equestrian, and I showed in the American Paint Horse Association and competed for top 20 in the nation.
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I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.
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My first calendar was a combination of photos taken from different shoots including golf and casual.
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Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.
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The more one listens to ordinary conversations the more apparent it becomes that the reasoning faculties of the brain take little part in the direction of the vocal organs.
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Nobody could like Donald Trump, surely, except his mother. No one really likes The Donald. But how can you not have respect for a guy who's been down on the floor and just keeps coming back? Nothing will keep Donald Trump down until they drive a wooden stake in his heart and a silver bullet in his brain.
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A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
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The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.
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I think Bond the character is distinct: He's British, he has a certain code that he lives by, he's incorruptible... he's a classical hero, but he's also fallible. He has inner demons, inner conflicts, and he's a romantic.
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Neurologists have a host of clinical tests that let them observe what a brain-damaged patient can and cannot do.
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When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
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I don't mind being goofy and silly. I love to make people laugh and I'm not self-conscious.
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More than anything, I write about what I know. The experiences that I've had in my life and that we've all had collectively, that's what we draw from.
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The more you live, the better an actor you are, but maybe I'd like to do something else on the side. Something to pay the bills as well.
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My trouble is I talk first and think later.
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My mom was a little weepy. My dad was very logical about it. Once they realized you can't change, they wanted to know that you can be happy and be gay. Once they realized that, they were very cool about it.
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To me, nothing beats McDonalds and a scary movie at home.
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I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse and he's one of my heroes so I'm not going to say it was a silly stunt. I know too much about horses. They're highly unreliable and they've got brains the size of golf balls.
