Inge de Bruijn quotes
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“Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as hard as they can to get a medal or a gold medal in the Olympic Games. And you know, if they can work hard, we can work hard as well.”
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“And I mean I never doubt anybody's record.”
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“Well concerning the world records that I did, I think it helps a lot to me, yeah. I think it's a very individual thing because I heard some people say, like, oh I don't like it at all. But I definitely, for me it really made a big difference.”
-- Inge de Bruijn
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“The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat.”
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“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.”
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“Science, in the very act of solving problems, creates more of them.”
Source : Abraham Flexner (1994). “Universities: American, English, German”, p.19, Transaction Publishers
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“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
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“A hero would die for his country, but he'd much rather live for it.”
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“You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.”
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