
„But coming close wasn't the same as winning, was it? … He had won because winners won and everyone else just went home.“
— Khaled Hosseini, kniha The Kite Runner
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The Kite Runner (2003)
2013 World Chess Championship
— Khaled Hosseini, kniha The Kite Runner
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The Kite Runner (2003)
— Robert G. Ingersoll Union United States Army officer 1833 - 1899
My Reviewers Reviewed (lecture from June 27, 1877, San Francisco, CA)
Kontext: As soon as I had said these things, various gentlemen felt called upon to answer me. I want to say that if there is anything I like in the world it is fairness. And one reason I like it so well is that I have had so little of it.
— Pierre-Auguste Renoir French painter and sculptor 1841 - 1919
Zdroj: 1880's, p. 159 : in a letter to madame Charpentier, Autumn 1881
— Jonathan Stroud British writer of fantasy fiction 1970
The Bartimaeus Trilogy Official Website, Bart's Journal
— Candace Bushnell, kniha The Carrie Diaries
Zdroj: The Carrie Diaries
— Suzanne Collins, kniha Gregor and the Code of Claw
Zdroj: Gregor and the Code of Claw
— Zig Ziglar American motivational speaker 1926 - 2012
— Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis public figure, First Lady to 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy 1929 - 1994
Quoted from article written by Jacqueline Kennedy for Look Magazine (17 November 1964) JFK memorial issue.
— Tom Lehrer American singer-songwriter and mathematician 1928
Quotes from interviews, Insider Audio interview (1997)
Kontext: I remember when Richard Pryor said something about how in South Africa, all the black people should pick up guns and kill all the white people, and they went right on with the interview, and nobody stopped him on that. "Oh good old Richard, what a card." As long as you're billed as a comedian, I guess you can say anything.
— Gena Showalter American writer 1975
Zdroj: The Darkest Secret
— John Dolmayan Lebanese-born Armenian–American songwriter and drummer 1973
Craine, Charlie Hip Online Article http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/s/system_of_a_down/interview/100298v.html September 2001
— Thich Nhat Hanh Religious leader and peace activist 1926
Zdroj: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
— Oliver Stone American film director, screenwriter, and producer 1946
Wall Street DVD Director’s Commentary (2000)
— Rick Riordan, kniha The Sea of Monsters
Zdroj: The Sea of Monsters
— David Sedaris, When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Zdroj: When You Are Engulfed in Flames
— Ernie Irvan American racing driver 1959
As quoted in "Daytona 500's Magical Aura: Dale Earnhardt's 1998 Ride" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/610050-daytonas-magical-aura-dale-earnhardts-1998-daytona-500 by Ashley McCubbin in Bleacher Report (15 February 2011).
— Jim Goad Author, publisher 1961
Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)
— Stevie Smith poet, novelist, illustrator, performer 1902 - 1971
"Exeat"
The Best Beast (1966)
— Roy Campanella baseball player; born 19 November 1921 Philadelphia Pa; Baltimore Elite Giants Negro National League (NNL); Brooklyn Do… 1921 - 1993
Roy Campanella, regarding his decision to populate his "ultimate lineup" almost exclusively with teammates; as quoted in The Greatest Team of All Timeː As Selected by Baseball's Immortals, From Ty Cobb to Willie Mays (1994) by Nicholas Acocella and Donald Dewey, p. 17