No one should expect that any logical argument or any experience could ever shake the almost religious fervor of those who believe in salvation through spending and credit expansion.
It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics.
Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger.
My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an athlete. Being an Olympian is one of the greatest things, and being an Olympic gold medallist is one of the most prestigious titles in the world.
When I was a little boy, I always wanted to run. I loved competing with my friends.
The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the only thing I am missing is the Olympic gold medal and that is what I want to achieve in my career.
I realized I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.
Each person may see a fight in different ways. . . They can see more to a primal way. Others they can see in a pure artistic way. . . For me I see the pure artistic way, the way that a true martial artist can show his art.
Any objection to the carryings on of our present gold-calf Christianity is met with the triumphant reply, ‘But we are winning them!’ Winning them to what? To true discipleship? To cross-carrying? To self-denial? To separation from the world? To crucifixion of the flesh? To holy living? To hard self-discipline ? To love for God? To total committal to Christ? Of course the answer to all these questions is. . . No.
So now the question is, basically, right now, how will the Osama Bin Laden tape affect the election? And I have a feeling that it could tilt the election a bit. In fact, I'm a little inclined to think that Karl Rove, the political manager at the White House, who is a very clever man, that he probably set up bin Laden to this thing.
The fact which the politician faces is merely that there is less honor among thieves than was supposed, and not the fact that theyare thieves.