Pierre de Coubertin Quotes

In our view the Olympic idea involves a strong physical culture supplemented on the one hand by mobility, what is so aptly called 'fair play', and on the other hand by aesthetics, that is the cultivation of what is beautiful and graceful.

Pierre de Coubertin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: leader
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: January 1, 1863 - September 2, 1937

Topics

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Works of art often last forever, or nearly so. But exhibitions themselves, especially gallery exhibitions, are like flowers; they bloom and then they die, then exist only as memories, or pressed in magazines and books.

Jerry Saltz

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Buying reviews of ebooks that include downloads is a well-known way to 'juice' an ebook's sales rank and attract new readers.

Andrew Shaffer

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We've got fuel prices coming down and good travel numbers coming out, so it's not surprising airline stocks are going up.

Andrew Sullivan

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Sending a container from Shanghai to Le Havre emits fewer greenhouse gases than the truck that takes the container on to Lyon.

Rose George

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We've got to get people out of their cars, out of those drive-thru windows, get them walking, get them in parks and get them more active.

Mick Cornett

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The economy is my wheel house.

Mitt Romney

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Sometimes less is better with government.

Lois Frankel

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For news, I follow 'The New York Times,' 'The New Yorker,' and 'ProPublica.' For entertainment, I like The A.V. Club and The Onion.

Jason Jones

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I'd love to do a duet, always wanted to work with Madonna, but she never asked.

Dolly Parton

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Self-defence helps with your confidence, and if you ever find yourself in that type of situation, you are more physically capable.

Cobie Smulders

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I mean, most actresses can't host and most hostesses can't act, and that's the general rule in the industry.

Brooke Burke

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Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else.

William Hazlitt

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