#though

I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#defeats #happened #i #life #losing

I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

#ever #had #i #johnson #nixon

For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I would become a go-kart mechanic, or a job like this, not an F1 driver. ↗

— Fernando Alonso

#become #destiny #driver #f1 #i

Although there was a point with the Tijuana Brass where we were playing for such huge crowds that I kind of lost contact. At one point, the only connection I had with the audience was with people out there lighting cigarettes. ↗

— Herb Alpert

#audience #brass #cigarettes #connection #contact

I never thought about being on a series before. It seemed like such a big commitment. But I love going to work every day. This is not about ego, it's about work, and that's refreshing in this town. ↗

— Lauren Ambrose

#before #being #big #big commitment #commitment

I have a way of filming things and staging them and designing sets. There were times when I thought I should change my approach, but in fact, this is what I like to do. It's sort of like my handwriting as a movie director. And somewhere along the way, I think I've made the decision: I'm going to write in my own handwriting. ↗

— Wes Anderson

#approach #change #decision #designing #director

I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it. ↗

— Julie Andrews

#broadway #came #felt #flash #had

I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it. ↗

— Roger Angell

#baseball #because #box #death #faking

Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#better #christianity #christians #crusades #east

In the past some of the most influential Jewish, Christian and Muslim theologians, such as Maimonides, Aquinas and Ibn Sina, made it clear that it was very difficult to speak about God, because when we confront the ultimate, we are at the end of what words or thoughts can do. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#because #christian #clear #confront #difficult