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“I know it's not ordinary. But who ever loved ordinary?”

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Joan Clarke was a British mathematician and codebreaker, born on May 5, 1917, and died on September 4, 1996. She made significant contributions to the British government during World War II by helping to crack the German Enigma cipher machine. more

“I look to the right as I cross the bridge and smile to see the tip of the Eiffel Tower soaring over rooftops in the distance on the other side of the river. I've seen it in photographs a thousand times, but seeing it in person for the first time that reminds me that I'm really, truly here, thousands of miles away, across an ocean from home.”

Firsts Looks Persons Home Sides Seeing Thousand Ocean First Time Rivers Crosses Distance Photograph Miles Bridges Towers Soar Miles Away Rooftops Eiffel Tower Eiffel

Book:The Sweetness of Forgetting

Source: The Sweetness of Forgetting

“Life doesn't work out the way we plan, but maybe it works out the way it's supposed to after all.”

Way Plans Work Out

Book:The Sweetness of Forgetting

Source: The Sweetness of Forgetting

“Ultimately, the best runners are the ones who are willing to work very hard but who have a little bit of a lazy streak in them.”

Littles Hard Bits Willing Little Bit Lazy Runners Streaks

Author:Benji Durden

“In training, don't be afraid to be an oddball, eccentric, or extremist. Only by daring to go against tradition can new ways of training be learned. The trick is recognizing quickly when a new approach is counterproductive.”

Way Approach Training Tradition Tricks Daring New Ways Recognizing Eccentric Extremist Counterproductive New Approach Oddballs

Author:Benji Durden

“That’s the huge problem with an abstract painting. When are you done? You’re done when you don’t want to do it anymore.”

Done Problem Painting Abstract

Author:Amy Sillman

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