#mis

On Australia Day 2010, as we enter this second decade of the 21st century, Australians can be optimistic about our future, but we cannot afford to mistake optimism for complacency. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

#about #afford #australia #australians #cannot

There's nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn't even have to matter what they're laughing about. ↗

— Criss Jami

#children #contagious #contagiousness #funny #humor

To be a member of the Labor Party is to be an optimist - optimistic about the future of Australia, optimistic about the ability of government to make a difference. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

#about #australia #difference #future #government

I missed the final of the World Championships in 2009, but I told the coach I would break the world record in 2010. Which I did. Then in 2011 I won the World Championships and now in 2012 it is the Olympics. That is how I have been working. ↗

— David Rudisha

#break #championships #coach #did #final

I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on. ↗

— David Rudisha

#beijing #coach #even #exams #favourite

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. ↗

— David Rudisha

#am #career #champion #event #gold

We men are fascinated by the things we don't really understand. It gives us something to think and talk about: like females, they drive us nuts. ↗

— Criss Jami

#attraction #conversation #curiosity #fascination #females

But in my own particular case, there was something that happened when I became a mother. Whenever in the news I saw an example of a child being abused or mistreated, my response went from being appalled to being physically revolted. ↗

— Mercedes Ruehl

#became #being #case #child #example

It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#critical #getting #making #making mistakes #mistakes

The privatization law draft was recently released and I believe that very soon we will start applying it, of course taking into consideration the provisions of UNMIK (United Nations Mission in Kosovo). ↗

— Ibrahim Rugova

#believe #consideration #course #draft #i