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“I know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort. Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.”
Source : "A Stormy Relationship With the Scale: an Interview With Al Roker". Interview with Bonnie Taub-Dix, bonnietaubdix.com. 
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“To understand one's world, one must sometimes turn away from it! To serve better, one must briefly hold it at a distance. Where can the necessary solitude be found, the long breathing space in which mind gathers its strength and takes stock of its courage.”
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“Wherever you may find the inventor, you may give him wealth or you may take from him all that he has; and he will go on inventing. He can no more help inventing that he can help thinking or breathing.”
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“Get up my friend. If you're still breathing, there's still time enough for greatness.”
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“The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off - I'd rather stay in character.”
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“Good things happen when you narrow your focus”
Source : "The Classic Mistake" by Al Ries, ries.typepad.com. June 2009.
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“I've always seemed to have my best performances when I'm under the most pressure.”
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“I'm a registered Republican, I only seem liberal because I believe that hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure and not gay marriage.”
Source : "The Newsroom". www.npr.org. July 16, 2012.
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“Not just in modeling, but in society, there's so much pressure about what a woman should be, and, of course, it's just so unobtainable. You can never become that thing, because it's such a projection.”
Source : Interview with David Amsden, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 16, 2013.
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“Population pressure is the ultimate cause of every war.”
Source : Alexei Panshin (1982). “Rite of passage”, Pocket
