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I started skiing around the same time as I began playing the piano, at around four, before moving to the violin at five. ↗

— Vanessa Mae

#before #began #five #four #i

In winter I go skiing on Saturdays and Sundays when the slopes are quieter due to changeover day for tourists, and in summer I hike up into the mountains at sunset, just as the village is settling down to dinner. ↗

— Vanessa Mae

#day #dinner #down #due #go

Even I had no opportunity to conduct very many concerts after World War II. ↗

— Kurt Masur

#concerts #conduct #even #had #i

She is the rock 'n' roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it's gonna be the Beatles. ↗

— Paul McCartney

#elizabeth #elizabeth i #enough #gonna #her

I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. ↗

— George McGovern

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I was hospitalized five times in 2011 because of my skiing. Fracturing my left shoulder twice, snapping my anterior cruciate ligament once and smashing my scapula into five pieces. ↗

— Heather Mills

#five #i #into #left #once

Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I'm interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I'm interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#around #because #being #books #both

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#depression #ended #great #great depression #history

For me, skiing is a physical necessity. I have a need for risk. ↗

— Jean-Marie Messier

#me #necessity #need #physical #risk

There's so many guys skiing so fast right now that you really have to be willing to take a lot of risks if you want to give yourself a chance to win. I'm prepared to do it; it's just a matter of if I can make it work. ↗

— Bode Miller

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