Home / Quotes / Quote by Steve Fairbairn

Quote by Steve Fairbairn

“Mileage makes champions”

Quote by Steve Fairbairn

Author

Steve Fairbairn

Steve Fairbairn, born on August 25, 1862 in Scotland, passed away on May 16, 1938. His profession and career details are limited. more

You May Also Like

“I do think girls in their twenties accept certain kinds of lesser treatment than they would at other times in their lives.”

Thinking Kind Certain Girl Accepting Twenties Treatment

Author:Lena Dunham

“You alone are responsible”

Responsible Rowing

Author:Mike Livingston

“My dear boy, you are under a wrong impression. It is not a race, it is merely a means of getting crews to do long rows”

Mean Long Race Boys Dear Impression Crew Rowing Wrong Impression

Author:Steve Fairbairn

“Gentlemen, let's go row!”

Gentleman Rowing

Author:Robert A. Heinlein

“Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.”

Virtue Reputation

Author:Charles de Saint-Evremond

“Weightless in water, swift as the wind, Subtle of purpose - a feather blown - I go with my oarsmen where they will, My beautiful body and theirs all one.”

Body Beautiful Purpose Water Wind Subtle Feathers Rowing Beautiful Body

Author:Mark Van Doren

“To follow the drops sliding from a lifting oar, Head up, while the rower breathes, and the small boat drifts quietly shoreward.”

Breathe Boat Lifting Rowing Heads Up Oar

Author:Theodore Roethke

“If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working on it.”

Ifs Thinking Rowing Future Dreams Unknown Motivational

Author:Michael Jordan

“I am patriot enough to take pains to bring this usefull invention into fashion in England, and I should not fail to write to some of our Doctors very particularly about it, if I knew anyone of 'em that I thought had Virtue enough to destroy such a considerable branch of Revenue for the good of Mankind, but that Distemper is too beneficial to them not to expose to all their Resentment the hardy wight that should undertake to put an end to it.”

Source: Lettres de Lady Marie Wortley Montagu, 'ecrites Pendant Ses Voyages en Europe, en Asie Et en Afrique

“I don’t really read reviews… That’s not where my attention goes.”

Attention Reviews

Author:Lena Dunham