#dec

In December 2011, I will be opening up my production house, Sharmeen Obaid Films, and aspire to change the way Pakistanis approach nonfiction storytelling. There are thousands of stories to be found here. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#aspire #change #december #films #found

And there is such a thing as a decathlon high. It's like a rock rolling down hill, picking up momentum. You get better and better. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#decathlon #down #get #high #hill

I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw the ability in me - but when it came down to it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#because #best #big #big fan #bruce

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#gold #gold medals #just #like #me

The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#events #includes #just #just one #matter

To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#culture #decathlon #i #i am #little

Clearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is the only way the country can move forward on this issue. Let all those who have a view on this subject place their trust in the Scottish people and let Scotland decide. ↗

— Keith O'Brien

#country #crucial #decide #forward #hold

Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#during #experience #falls #hair #novel

I don't know how a judge can concentrate on being fair and impartial when he or she is faced with possible jail time for making a decision that others deem incorrect. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#concentrate #decision #deem #faced #fair

I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#am #appointment #cases #decide #get