Alice Oswald Quotes
Stripped of its plot, the 'Iliad' is a scattering of names and biographies of ordinary soldiers: men who trip over their shields, lose their courage or miss their wives. In addition to these, there is a cast of anonymous people: the farmers, walkers, mothers, neighbours who inhabit its similes.
Alice Oswald
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One of the first coaches I worked with on the national team told me that I was too skinny, too puny, and had no natural acceleration. He said I'd be better off looking for another facet of sport to follow. That was a really, really bad moment. For a long time, I felt as if my dad was the only one who had faith in me.
Victoria Pendleton
I watched TV religiously when I was a kid, but nowadays - with the Internet - there's so many people writing about TV on the Internet, that everything's sort of under a magnifying glass.
Oscar Nunez
I do stupid stuff like that: I'll call my wife from the road, send her pictures of glaciers.
Adam Ferrara
It is incredibly important to set goals for your business, as if you have no direction for your business, your online business will be a failure.
Fabrizio Moreira
The value of 'Made in Italy' must necessarily be up-to-date. This is the philosophy that Italia Independent has embraced. We decided from the outset to do away with stereotypes and attune ourselves to the extreme pace, to the incessant metamorphoses of the globalized world.
Lapo Elkann
I was kind of lost for several years.
Katey Sagal
It makes me feel better about missing a game. I hate to miss, but if we lose, I'll feel even worse about the job I'm doing.
Champ Bailey
I believe that God has a plan and purpose not only for the human race, but for my individual life.
Anne Graham Lotz
I know a lot of people will disagree with this, and I understand that.
Joe Gibbs
If you design communities for automobiles, you get more automobiles. If you design them for people, you get walkable, livable communities.
Parris Glendening
Stripped of its plot, the 'Iliad' is a scattering of names and biographies of ordinary soldiers: men who trip over their shields, lose their courage or miss their wives. In addition to these, there is a cast of anonymous people: the farmers, walkers, mothers, neighbours who inhabit its similes.
Alice Oswald
