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Inspirational Quotes by Steve Prefontaine
- You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
- Running gives me confidence.
- What I want is to be number one.
- Don't let fatigue make a coward of you.
- Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
- Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
- Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
- If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
- To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.
- You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it…
- Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
- I run to see who has the most guts.
- Nobody likes tainted victories.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento