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I won the first contest I ever entered, when I was 6. ↗

— Ryan Sheckler

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Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time to do well at anything, but if you love it, you'll stick with it. ↗

— Ryan Sheckler

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I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah, after two years on the road singing all the songs from the first album, I got kind of tired of that. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

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I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility. ↗

— John Ruskin

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The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes. The second, that they have means of moral and intellectual education. ↗

— John Ruskin

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What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times. ↗

— Bill Russell

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When steam first began to pump and wheels go round at so many revolutions per minute, what are called business habits were intended to make the life of man run in harmony with the steam engine, and his movement rival the train in punctuality. ↗

— George William Russell

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Before we can know God and understand his great plan it is first necessary for us to believe that he exists and that he rewards all who diligently seek him. ↗

— Joseph Franklin Rutherford

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