I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on. David Rudisha advisebeijingcoach share on social
We shall seek first to tell the truth rather than to study the subtle art of adjusting it to the circumstances of time and person. Vincent McNabb adjustartcircumstance Change image and share on social
It is not fun singing about losing somebody like that, but at the same time it was easy to write because the memories were so real and vivid and so much a part of who I am. Vince Gill easyfunlose Change image and share on social
But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence. Vernor Vinge abilityaccessachieve Change image and share on social
When I look back on my twenties, I just remember being afraid of everything, and in my thirties, I'm actually excited by things. And if things don't work out, you know, by the time you've hit your thirties, you've had your fair share of disappointments. Anne Hathaway afraidbackdisappointment share on social
My only personal time is a couple of hours in the gym in the morning. Aaron Schock couplegymhour Change image and share on social
Spontaneity has its time and its place. Arthur Frank Burns placespontaneitytime Change image and share on social
Write as if you were dying. At the same time, assume you write for an audience consisting solely of terminal patients. That is, after all, the case. What would you begin writing if you knew you would die soon? What could you say to a dying person that would not enrage by its triviality? Annie Dillard assumeaudiencebegin share on social
Our time is so specialised that we have people who know more and more or less and less. Alvar Aalto peoplespecialisetime Change image and share on social