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“Fitness is a curve. You can be Lance Armstrong, or you can be really out of shape at the opposite end. People enter the curve wherever they are and then they can move up the curve, by better nutrition and better exercise.”

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Author:Gordon Strachan

“Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties.”

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Book:Sentimental Beauties from the Writings of Dr. Blair: Selected with a View to Refine the Taste, Rectify the Judgment, and Mould the Heart to Virtue

Source: Sentimental Beauties from the Writings of Dr. Blair: Selected with a View to Refine the Taste, Rectify the Judgment, and Mould the Heart to Virtue

“We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities.”

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Author:Barbra Streisand

“The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work.”

“There are people who want me to do a cologne. They want to call it 'Patrick.' I was offered a fortune to make exercise videos. Posters, all kinds of stuff - something like $10 million worth. It's insanity. I'm not going to do any of it.”

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Author:Patrick Swayze

“Humans should always exercise and watch what they eat. So with your pet, make sure they get enough exercise, make sure they're getting fed at the same time every day and getting the nutrition they need. And make sure they get a lot of love and attention you both need. That's why you have them!”

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Author:Alison Sweeney

“The art of medicine was to be properly learned only from its practice and its exercise.”

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Author:Thomas Sydenham

“A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.”

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Author:Johannes Tauler

“To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep these in parallel vigor one must exercise, study, and love.”

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Author:Alan Bleasdale

“My main exercise is cardio. The treadmill is fine, but running outdoors gives me the best results. I try to log 6 to 8 miles a week. I could be in the worst mood, but when I do my cardio, I feel much, much better.”

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Author:Mary J. Blige

“It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout.”

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Author:Cheryl Tiegs

“I realized just how much exercise and eating right make a difference in how you feel now and when you get older.”

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Author:Ashley Tisdale

“I was always looking ahead. I used to do all kinds of things for entertainment. When I was young, we had no radio, no TV. We were 30 miles from the public library, out in the sticks in Western Kansas, and so I'd do arithmetic exercises.”

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Author:Clyde Tombaugh

“As I mentioned previously, the tools that allow for optimum health are diet and exercise.”

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Author:Bill Toomey

“Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery.”

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Author:Garry Trudeau

“Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.”

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Author:Gene Tunney

“To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.”

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Author:Gene Tunney

“Mathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two facilities, which we may call intuition and ingenuity.”

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Author:Alan Turing

“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”

Book:A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Source: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

“I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.”

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Author:Mark Twain

“At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it is sad and frustrating to watch the Republican establishment disgrace the exercise of democracy in our own House of Representatives.”

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Author:Earl Blumenauer

“Healthy foods are great, but it's important to keep your body active. Your muscles only get stronger and build more endurance for everyday things if you're moving and get the blood pumping. Exercising stimulates certain brain chemicals and can put you in a better mood!”

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Author:Jenna Ushkowitz

“I spend a lot of time on the 'Glee' set. A lot of time. Luckily we have to dance and rehearse, so we're always moving, but having such a tight schedule can make it hard to find the time to exercise. It's definitely a struggle!”

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Author:Jenna Ushkowitz

“It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how suspect, is superior to any imaginative exercise, no matter how true.”

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Author:Gore Vidal

“It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.”

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Author:Vera Wang

“No matter what your political persuasion, you can find a guide that makes it quick, easy and painless to exercise your right to vote. Wanna know what a certain proposition put forth by a cadre of undisclosed billionaires which cuts funding for public education, arts and infrastructure means? Use the voting guide!”

“Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life probably plays a significant role in the epidemic incidence of depression today. Many studies show that depressed patients who stick to a regimen of aerobic exercise improve as much as those treated with medication.”

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Author:Andrew Weil

“Even low-calorie diets and vigorous exercise fail to work in the long term for at least some people.”

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Author:Andrew Weil

“For many in the modern world, carving out time for both traditional seated meditation and exercise has become close to impossible.”

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Author:Andrew Weil

“Many exercise forms - aerobic, yoga, weights, walking and more - have been shown to benefit mood.”

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Author:Andrew Weil

“Routines may include taking a warm bath or a relaxing walk in the evening, or practicing meditation/relaxation exercises. Psychologically, the completion of such a practice tells your mind and body that the day's work is over and you are free to relax and sleep.”

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Author:Andrew Weil

“The most common objection that I hear to walking as exercise is that it's too easy, that only sweaty, strenuous activity offers real benefits. But there is abundant evidence that regular, brisk walking is associated with better health, including lower blood pressure, better moods and improved cholesterol ratios.”

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Author:Andrew Weil

“The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.”

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Author:Erma Bombeck

“I have a two-story house and a bad memory, so I'm up and down those stairs all the time. That's my exercise.”

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Author:Betty White

“I am interested in a lot of things - not just show business and my passion for animals. I try to keep current in what's going on in the world. I do mental exercises. I don't have any trouble memorizing lines because of the crossword puzzles I do every day to keep my mind a little limber. I don't sit and vegetate.”

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Author:Betty White

“Those who are devoted to amusements; who love the society of those who love pleasure, have an aversion to religious exercises.”

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Author:Ellen G. White

“Confound not faith and feeling together. They are distinct. Faith is ours to exercise. Believe, believe. Let your faith take hold of the blessing, and it is yours by faith. Your feelings have nothing to do with this faith.”

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Author:Ellen G. White

“A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.”

“But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It's like anything else. It's a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.”

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Author:Ron White

“Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.”

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Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“I love that there are beaches you can walk your dog on in San Francisco. Fort Funston is big and always packed with hundreds of dogs and their people. A great place to hike and get some exercise and fresh air with your well-mannered pup. Not recommended for antisocial dogs; there's just too much commotion there.”

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Author:Jane Wiedlin

“I like me food. I also don't like me exercising. It's something me don't do very well. But it's something I've got to get into.”

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Author:Robbie Williams

“For years I felt that I didn't have enough stamina and then, four years ago, I felt like I was not getting enough air but I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. The medicine for asthma never worked.”

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Author:Venus Williams

“I'm definitely up in weight. I'm looking forward to getting an exercise routine again. It's like a daily decision.”

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Author:Carnie Wilson

“I do enjoy exercise, not because I am an exercise junkie but because it's terrific stress release.”

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Author:Tony Abbott

“In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.”

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Book:Mao's Road to Power: Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49: V. 1: Pre-Marxist Period, 1912-20: Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49

Source: Mao's Road to Power: Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49: V. 1: Pre-Marxist Period, 1912-20: Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49

“I don't have a trainer. Crazy, right? But I don't need anyone to motivate me. I love exercise, even things like the elliptical and stretching.”

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Author:Catherine Zeta-Jones

“The Stanford prison experiment came out of class exercises in which I encouraged students to understand the dynamics of prison life.”

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Author:Philip Zimbardo

“God gave us free will, and we may choose to exercise it in ways that end up hurting other people.”

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Author:Francis Collins

“You can look at Bad Religion, and, really, almost everything I've ever done was an exercise in creativity. I've always had a desire to challenge and question authority, and that's where the fire inside comes from. I challenged authority out of a desire to make things better, not to be nihilistic about it.”

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Author:Greg Graffin