'm so fortunate to have done what I love to do for so long, but the day I retired was one of the best days of my life. Not because I was happy to get away from the sport, but because it was clear in my mind that I had done all I possibly could, and that it was time to go. Carl Lewis
A cliche is like a coin that has been handled too much. Once language has been overly handled, it no longer leaves a clear imprint. Janet Fitch
Every time I went out there I performed the best that I could and it was time to step back and clear my mind.Jimmy Connors
I can't change the past, and I don't think I would. I don't expect to be understood. I like what I've written, the stories and two novels. If I had to give up what I've written in order to be clear of this disease, I wouldn't do it. Harold Brodkey
I want to make it clear that the black race did not come to the United States culturally empty-handed. The role and importance of ethnic history is in how well it teaches a people to use their own talents, take pride in their own history and love their own memories. John Henrik Clarke
I would very much like to be one of those writers who have something really clear in their head to say, and throughout their life they promote this idea in their works. Italo Calvino
I would very much like to be one of those writers who have something really clear in their head to say, and throughout their life they promote this idea in their works. Italo Calvino
I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear. Derek Jeter
If you take a strong stance and have a clear opinion or statement on any subject online, you're going to polarize people. And without that polarity, there's no discussion. Discussion is what I want, which means that I'm fine with the consequences. Tim Ferriss
It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.plato
It took me some years to clear my head of what Paris wanted me to admire about it, and to notice what I preferred instead. Not power-ridden monuments, but individual buildings which tell a quieter story: the artist's studio, or the Belle Epoque house built by a forgotten financier for a just-remembered courtesan. Julian Barnes
It was clear, for example, in 1988 that the political process had already become perilously remote from the electorate it was meant to represent. Joan Didion
It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into the stands. Isaiah Thomas
It's clear that women athletics are pretty far behind in every way. In terms of facilities, how much we make, everything. Hope Solo