“I was thinking back to all the time in the gym, working hard, and that spurred me on [winning New York marathon just ten months after giving birth” ThinkingGivingHardWinningNew YorkMonthsBirthTenGymMarathonGiving Birth Author:Paula Radcliffe
“There is a form of eminence which does not depend on fate; it is an air which sets us apart and seems to prtend great things; it is the value which we unconsciously attach to ourselves; it is the quality which wins us deference of others; more than birth, position, or ability, it gives us ascendance.” LifeGivingDoeSeemsFormSuccessValuesWinningAbilityQualityFateAirPositionDependsBirthGreat ThingsSuccess In LifeEminenceDeference Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“In broad outline and in detail, the life of Jesus as portrayed in the gospels corresponds to the worldwide Mythic Hero Archetype in which a divine hero's birth is supernaturally predicted and conceived, the infant hero escapes attempts to kill him, demonstrates his precocious wisdom already as a child, receives a divine commission, defeats demons, wins acclaim, is hailed as king, then betrayed, losing popular favor, executed, often on a hilltop, and is vindicated and taken up to heaven.” ChildrenJesusWinningHeavenTakenAtheismDivineBirthKingsHeroLosingDefeatDetailsPositive AtheismFavorsDemonBroadsBetrayedInfantOutlinesArchetypeAcclaimPrecociousVindicated Author:Robert M. Price
“I hope we don't have to keep going back over the same territory and winning the same rights over and over again. The battle for birth control. The battle for abortion. The parity of women's health. It's very depressing to think that you win these rights, but then you have to win them again, and again, and again, and fight the same battles over and over.” ThinkingFightingWinningRightsBirthBattleAbortionKeep GoingTerritoryAgain And AgainDepressingBirth ControlParityWomen's HealthVery Depressing Author:Erica Jong
“In theory we are all equal before the law. In practice, there are overwhelming privileges that come with winning the birth lottery.” LawWinningPracticeTheoryBirthEqualPrivilegeEqualityInequalityOverwhelmingLottery Book:Fanatics & Fools: How Politicians are Betraying the American People Source: Fanatics & Fools: How Politicians are Betraying the American People