Roger Bannister Quotes

There were only 170 neurologists in Britain then and, whether spoken or unspoken, there was this insidious feeling. How can Bannister, a mere athlete, probably spoilt by all the publicity and fame, dare aspire to neurology? But I'd done a lot of research, and my academic record was very good.

Roger Bannister

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: March 23, 1929

Topics

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Soon the child learns that there are strangers, and ceases to be a child.

Max Muller

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I think that the idea of wanting to fight for your kids, but also knowing that your wife is probably better at it, is something that rings very true for me.

John Ross Bowie

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We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs to abide by our laws.

Sonny Perdue

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An eye for beauty locks onto faces that show signs of health and fertility - just as one would predict if it had evolved to help the beholder find the fittest mate.

Steven Pinker

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My parents came to visit every two months and brought plenty of books.

Mathias Rust

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A really fun part of getting to be an actor is exploring those parts of yourself that you wouldn't otherwise explore.

Miriam Shor

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I just have a thing in my brain that when I'm about to do something that's genuine or authentic, I think of it in song form. I'll be like, 'Yo, this is a human emotion that no one talks about.'

Drake

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I do admit to being challenging, but it's always for the work, it's never personal. I will walk out on a scene if it's all lit and ready to go but it's not happening.

Debra Winger

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In places where people read hardcover books and eat sushi, they're not signing a five-year-old up to tackle another five-year-old.

Chris Borland

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Great musicians are great musicians, whether they're playing a trombone or an electric guitar or a xylophone.

Chris Stapleton

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Whether you like modern incarnations of what country radio hits are, or you like what I'm doing, or you like something really off in folk, poetry Americana land, it's all just music, man. If you like one of them, great - go buy it.

Chris Stapleton

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My act is a little raunchy. When people come to my club, I have to warn them it isn't Robert from 'Raymond.'

Brad Garrett

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