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“Besides surfing, I play tennis, volleyball, I swim, I run hills, or I do high-intensity, high-interval workouts. I'm up at 5 A.M. every day.”
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“The idea that I [should] trust my eyes more than the stats, I don't buy that because I've seen magicians pull rabbits out of hats and I know that the rabbit's not in there.”
Source : "How computer analysts took over at Britain's top football clubs" by Tim Lewis, www.theguardian.com. March 9, 2014.
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“The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach”
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“'Concentrate on measuring performance and winning will take care of itself'. That is a brilliant excuse for coming second...”
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“Ambiguity — the Devil's volleyball.”
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“Cinema seats make people lazy. They expect to be given all the information. But for me, question marks are the punctuation of life.”
Source : "Cannes 2012: Abbas Kiarostami: 'The world is my workshop'". Interview with Xan Brooks, www.theguardian.com. May 28, 2012.
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“I could write shorter sermons but when I get started I'm too lazy to stop”
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“I like silent pictures and I always have ... I wanted to restore some of this beauty. I thought of it, I remember in this way: one of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.”
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“It's an ancient technique known as lying, Khouri.”
Source : Alastair Reynolds (2009). “Revelation Space”, p.357, Hachette UK
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“People often ask me what is the most effective technique for transforming their life. It is a little embarrassing that after years and years of research and experimentation, I have to say that the best answer is - just be a little kinder.”