January 2010
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“I only take a drink on two occasions: when I’m thirsty and when I’m...”
– Brendan Behan, Irish dramatist, poet, and novelist
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“What’s that smell?”
– Tyler Durden
Vanity
Bill Bowerman: Know what your problem is, Pre? Vanity!
Steve Prefontaine: Vanity?
Bill Bowerman: Yes, vanity, Pre! Your belief that you have no talent is the ultimate vanity. If you have no talent then you have no limits, it's all an act of will. Your heart can probably pump more blood than anyone else's on earth, and that takes talent. The bones in your feet are so strong, it'd take a sledgehammer to break 'em. Be thankful for your limits, Pre, they're about as limitless as they get in this life.
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“I don’t want to win unless I know I’ve done my best, and the only...”
– Steve Prefontaine