Steve Prefontaine Quotes

This is my last year at Oregon, and it means a lot to me. The people have been great to me up there, so if I have to run three races to win the Pac-8 title, I'll do it. Oh, sure, I'll probably be tired, but the people shouting will carry me across the finish line.

Steve Prefontaine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 25, 1951 - May 30, 1975

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The Rose is without an explanation; She blooms, because She blooms.

Angelus Silesius

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Like leaders in many walks of life, my business has been to serve with, and for, others.

Stanley A. McChrystal

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We have a long tradition in this state of caring for our neighbors - it is truly an Iowa value.

Tom Vilsack

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No matter how busy I get or how much pressure is on my shoulders, a good workout makes me feel at ease. I come off the treadmill feeling relaxed, full of joy and with a sense of perspective over the issues on my plate.

Robin S. Sharma

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You know, I'm a television personality. It's not like I'm a famous hooker or something!

Brett Somers

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I don't like narrowing my readers down - there's not a particular age or gender or nationality. I suppose I'm aiming at the child I was.

Anthony Browne

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There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

William Halsey

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When people leave cults, they don't know that they left a cult.

Sean Durkin

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When every word is parsed for ill intention, regardless of who is speaking or why, we become so afraid we'll offend that we stop trying to communicate with people we don't understand.

Marti Noxon

PeopleTryingIntentionStopBecome

Even good people are obliged to deceive.

Greg LeMond

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There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.

George Papandreou

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They wanted to start recording rock 'n roll, and thought I had the right voice.

Freddy Fender

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