#turning

The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track. ↗

— Edwin Moses

#competing #decided #having #i #important

When I turned 50, I said to myself, well, if this is what it's like turning 50, I can't wait to turn 60 because I still felt very, very mentally and physically good, outside my back surgery. ↗

— Greg Norman

#because #felt #good #i #like

Nevertheless, this one fact should be apparent: turning the other cheek is a bribe. It is a valid form of action for only so long as the Christian is impotent politically or militarily. ↗

— Gary North

#apparent #bribe #cheek #christian #fact

NASA is an engine of innovation and inspiration as well as the world's premier space exploration agency, and we are well served by politicians working to keep it that way, instead of turning it into a mere jobs program, or worse, cutting its budget. ↗

— Bill Nye

#budget #cutting #engine #exploration #innovation

I feel that for the first time in a long time, educated Pakistanis are returning to their country to start up educational projects, to start up businesses, so instead of the brain-drain that happened in the 1950s and 1960s, the country is growing and improving economically. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#country #economically #educated #educational #feel

Even when folks are hitting you over the head, you can't stop marching. Even when they're turning the hoses on you, you can't stop. ↗

— Barack Obama

#folks #head #hitting #hoses #marching

We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street. ↗

— Barack Obama

#over #promise #responsible #security #social

At 23 it was all about acting. Today it's getting my kids to school, making sure that they've done their homework. I'm in my fifties, and I'm turning into a square. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#acting #done #fifties #getting #homework

At 23 it was all about acting. Today it's getting my kids to school, making sure that they've done their homework. I'm in my fifties, and I'm turning into a square. I saw a kid walk into a restaurant the other day and his belt was below his backside. I would have turned him away. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#acting #away #backside #below #belt

If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're turning the story into a totally different thing; the narrative of film is different from that of a book. ↗

— Clive Owen

#based #because #book #different #different thing