Haile Gebrselassie Quotes

My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'.

Haile Gebrselassie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: April 18, 1973

Topics

GoodFatherMomentMoneyFunWorld

People care for their community and will invest in their community and will look out for each other if they are challenged to do so.

Joe Kennedy III

CommunityPeopleCareLookWillOut

As an adult, I can't blame my parents any more.

Jennifer Aniston

ParentsBlameMoreAdultAny

I feel that writers think with their noses to the ground, and the dark stuff kind of comes to me more, even though I really am sort of an upbeat guy. It's an honest descent into darkness. And you can't have the joy without the grief - it's why we listen to Mozart's 'Requiem.'

Andre Dubus III

GriefDarknessJoyMeThinkYou

I never bring a role home with me. The moment they say, 'It's a wrap,' it's gone completely. I'm a totally ruthless professional, and life is my family, not my work.

Michael Caine

LifeWorkFamilyHomeMomentMe

Just because you have a blog doesn't mean that you should, like, lie for no reason.

Sky Ferreira

LieYouJust BecauseMeanReason

I don't mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That's all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.

Roger Federer

ChildrenFunPeopleMindFeelWay

Purchasing a story in order to bury it is a practice that many in the tabloid industry call 'catch and kill.'

Ronan Farrow

PracticeStoryOrderIndustryCatch

As far as I know, no tapes exist from my years at 'T.J.'s.' I wish they did.

Ronnie Milsap

WishKnowI WishYearsExistFar

What could I have possibly learned except the really most important thing, which is that I did not want to work at the 'New York Times'? Beyond that, I learned how a newspaper works.

Michael Wolf

WorkNew YorkNewImportantWant

There are more things to alarm us than to harm us, and we suffer more often in apprehension than reality.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

RealityMoreSufferThingsUsHarm

I'd much rather have the freedom, and the obligation to use it responsibly, than be put in a box.

Jason Bateman

FreedomBoxObligationRatherThan

'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.

Dianne Feinstein

EducationLearningSchoolChildOut

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