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There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

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I live for Pilates reformer class. I go at least three times a week. It's a great way to lengthen your muscles, stretch, and kind of relax your mind. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

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Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

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A typical practice consists of practicing every event for about an hour. A lot of people assume I have private coaching, but I work out with 13 other girls at the gym! ↗

— Shawn Johnson

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I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

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I don't feel like a star; I never have. I don't feel like a star; I never have. I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one. I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

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With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African story, when essentially it's a universal story which we can all relate to it, no matter what race or social background we come from. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

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