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“I took only twice a time-out, once, when I was hurt, and a second time, when I much felt I was exhausted out of personal reasons.”

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Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman, born on February 16, 1973, is a renowned Australian Olympic athlete. She won gold medals in the 100m and 200m sprints at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, becoming an iconic figure in Australian sports history. more

Book:Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: From the Restoration of K. Charles II to the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht, in the Reign of Queen Anne. To which is Prefixed, a Summary Recapitulation of Affairs in Church and State, from King James I. to the Restoration in the Year 1660. Together with the Author's Life and Some Explanatory Notes

Source: Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: From the Restoration of K. Charles II to the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht, in the Reign of Queen Anne. To which is Prefixed, a Summary Recapitulation of Affairs in Church and State, from King James I. to the Restoration in the Year 1660. Together with the Author's Life and Some Explanatory Notes

“One of the strangest catastrophes that is in any history. A great king, with strong armies and mighty fleets, a great treasure and powerful allies, fell all at once, and his whole strength, like a spider's web, was... irrecoverably broken at a touch.”

Whole Strong Powerful Broken Kings Army Treasure Allies Catastrophe Spiders

Book:Bishop Burnet's history of his own time

Source: Bishop Burnet's history of his own time

“The law of England is the greatest grievance of the nation, very expensive and dilatory.”

Law Nations England Expensive Grievance

Book:Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time ...: From the revolution to the conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht, in the reign of Queen Anne. To which is added, the author's life, by the editor

Source: Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time ...: From the revolution to the conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht, in the reign of Queen Anne. To which is added, the author's life, by the editor

“To say that everything in the bible is to be believed , simply because it is found in that volume, is equally absurd and pernicious... To discard a portion of scripture is not necessarily to reject the truth, but may be the highest evidence that one can give of his love of truth.”

Giving May Found Highest Evidence Scripture Absurd Rejects Portions Volume His Love Pernicious

Author:William Lloyd Garrison

“Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother's expectations of him.”

Men Young Mother Succeed Expectations Dues Young Man Motivated Ambitious Hoover

Author:Leonardo DiCaprio

“An audience shouldn't listen with complacency.”

Audience Complacency

Author:Peter Maxwell Davies

“There’s no card, business card, better than a compact disc for a composer. It doesn’t half impress people and they get a long way on it ... these composers they will get more performances, more commissions, more recognition just by having that disc”

People Way Long Half Performances Cards Recognition Composer Impress Long Way Compact Discs Business Card

Author:Peter Maxwell Davies

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