When I was six, right before I started swimming, we went to a national competition here in Maryland and watched Michael Phelps swim, and I got to meet him afterwards, and I got his autograph. Fast forward nine years, and I’m at the Olympics with him, and it’s like: ‘Woah.’ Katie Ledecky Read Quote
If success had come along when I was 17 it would either have killed me or sent me completely mad. Alex Kapranos Read Quote
Each human being exists because there’s something they have to offer for the evolution of the universe that only they can fulfill. Herbie Hancock Read Quote
I think that people need an adrenalin rush. Folks need something aspirational; they need to do something that is hard. That’s what ignites the imagination. Mae Jemison Read Quote
In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I’ve been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball. Michael Jordan Read Quote
I was nine or 10 years old and my father was sacked on Christmas Day. He was a manager, the results had not been good, he lost a game on December 22 or 23. On Christmas Day, the telephone rang and he was sacked in the middle of our lunch. Jose Mourinho Read Quote
I’ve never thought I wanted to quit in my research. I would always fail in experiments, which I did at least three times a day. Hiroshi Amano Read Quote
In fighting the debt crisis, E.U. countries have enhanced co-operation and carried out reform with tremendous courage. This is laudable. Li Keqiang Read Quote
