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I was ready in 2008 for the Olympic Games but unfortunately I missed the Kenyan trials with a thigh injury. I watched those Olympics but it was tough to watch. But it was good in the end because a Kenyan, Wilfred Bungei, was the champion. ↗

— David Rudisha

#champion #end #games #good #i

I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasn't mine. ↗

— Rita Rudner

#because #class #got #groin #i

It's interesting to feel the pressure of having to be outgoing, because I think in general, as a human being, I'm pessimistic and introverted. But, it's cool, because it's a whole different side of me, and I impress myself. Even at times when I think that there's no possible way that I can be engaging, I'll suddenly pull it out and impress myself. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#being #cool #different #engaging #even

Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other's work. ↗

— Ann Rule

#down #express #lazy #lazy people #other

My private measure of success is daily. If this were to be the last day of my life would I be content with it? To live in a harmonious balance of commitments and pleasures is what I strive for. ↗

— Jane Rule

#commitments #content #daily #day #harmonious

Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness. ↗

— Rumi

#cup #disappear #fills #front #hurt

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#edges #leadership #necessarily #necessary #occasionally

Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well, where's the smoking gun?' Well, we don't want to see a smoking gun from a weapon of mass destruction. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#connect #destruction #dots #gun #happens

When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#answer #arise #away #both #broader

Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling. ↗

— Margaret Lee Runbeck

#happiness #manner #state #traveling