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Jesse Owens Quotes

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

Jesse Owens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: September 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980

Topics

Yourself Gold Inevitable Inside

I can't watch other people doing comedy. As soon as somebody starts being funny I have to turn off because it upsets me. I get comedy indigestion. I just hate anybody else being funny. That's my job.

Jenny Eclair

Funny Hate Job People Me Comedy

People get distracted by box-office figures and take jobs because they think it will advance their careers.

Andrew Scott

People Think Will Take Because Get

I decided to see how my voice sounds on different type of records. So I did Eminem and the Biggie, Florence and the Machine, and Muse covers. A couple of them just came from some jam sessions between me and my sister in her bedroom at my father's house in San Diego.

Andra Day

Father Me Sister Voice House See

Power is the chance to impose your will within a social context, even when opposed and regardless of the integrity of that chance.

Max Weber

Integrity Power Chance Will Within

The moment our daughter was lifted up and we laid eyes on her was incredible.

Matt Lanter

Daughter Eyes Moment Up Her Our

Understanding where your food comes from, trying to bolster local farmers and local economies and having a better connection to the food around you and the people around you, only good can come of that. I love to be involved with things like that.

Amos Lee

Love Good Food People Better You

Sticking to my schedule, I've gotten over seven months ahead, which allowed me to write a 'Pearls Before Swine' movie script for the big screen.

Stephan Pastis

Me Ahead Schedule Write Over Big

I had to admit I'd pretty much failed at the whole low-profile thing.

Mary Cheney

Admit Pretty Whole Much Failed Had

You either end up on a good, fun show that's successful, or you have that question mark in your future, and you know that you don't know what's going to happen, which is exciting.

Lucy Griffiths

Good Future Fun End You Know

Every day is intense and alive, whether it's travel, work, even down time, which there is so little of.

Josh Lucas

Work Time Day Travel Every Day Down

In the end, you have to forgive in order to heal and move forward with your life. For people who hurt you very deeply, you don't have to forgive them for their sake but for your sake, so that you can move forward and have a healthier and happier life.

Dominique Moceanu

Life People Forward Hurt End You

Growth is a stupid goal. So, by the way, is no-growth.

Donella Meadows

Growth Stupid Goal Way