Steve Prefontaine Quotes

I decided that if I was going to continue in track, that I didn't want to lose, that I wasn't going to lose.

Steve Prefontaine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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In the modern presidency, the Chief Executive is expected to respond to anxious national moments with words that stabilize the country. President Trump chose a different route. He did not give a stirring speech of unity or create a national gathering point around common ideals. He spent his passion on other things.

John Dickerson

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Shoes are important, of course. I love my Lanvin sneakers - they go with a lot of things. And then I think a nice bag is great, so you carry your computer or whatever else in style. I've been carrying a Tom Ford backpack lately.

John Legend

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The populists are spreading slogans. We have to offer solutions and answers.

Jean-Claude Juncker

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Your self-esteem won't come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while, and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you.

Stacy London

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I've never written about my husband, Steve, or any of my children because I know them all too well. I see them in all their complexities which makes them impossible to render on the printed page.

Sue Grafton

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I have great people who help me be on time, but I'm not an on-time person, and I'm very chaotic in my thoughts.

Trudie Styler

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If something is wrong, it'll prove to be wrong in the wash, and if it's right, you don't want to not expose yourself to it - so I read everything, no matter how horrible it gets. You listen and take it in and if it doesn't sway you, you'll know you considered it.

Roberto Orci

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There's a lot of talk about FISA applications. Many people I've seen talk about it seem not to recognize that a FISA application is actually a warrant, just like a search warrant.

Rod Rosenstein

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The huge, turgid work of history, sinking under the weight of its own 'politically correct' thesis and its foot- and source notes, is not the British way of writing history, and never has been.

Michael Korda

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I say to those people who are desperately trying to get healthy, in those moments where you feel like you can't go any further, you can.

Mo'Nique

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Family life is tough, I'll say that for it. But in my case, I've mined the family. In a sense, I've used it. I've used what happened - the different events, the births of children, birthdays. Connecting, not connecting. Regret, shame, guilt. I mean, they're all in the songs. And love, too, I hasten to add.

Loudon Wainwright III

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Self-appearing subjects and objects are the power of the baseless ultimate truth.

Longchenpa

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