Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. ― George Orwell

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The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break. - John Madden

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In the face of pain there are no heroes.― George Orwell

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The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. ― George Orwell

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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan

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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. - William James

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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators. - Gerald R. Ford

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It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. - Muhammad Ali

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Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. -Ted Williams

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