Physical Exercise Quotes

• It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Motivational, Fitness, Health

  Marcus Tullius Cicero (1750). “Cato Major: Or, A Treatise on Old Age”, p.81

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• The Greeks understood that mind and body must develop in harmounious proportions to produce a creative intelligence.

  John F. Kennedy

  Creativity, Creative, Greek

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• Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm going where I'm going and I'm already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise... it's a consistent reward for victory!

  Sasha Azevedo

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Witty, Inspirational Life

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.9, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Inspiring, Health, Soul And Body

  "Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom". Book by B.K.S. Iyengar (p. 48), September 19, 2006.

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• We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Life, Motivational, Positive

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time: pills or stairs.

  Joan Walsh Anglund

  Motivational, Fitness, Health

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• If the poor overweight jogger only knew how far he had to run to work off the calories in a crust of bread he might find it better in terms of pound per mile to go to a massage parlor.

  Christiaan Barnard

  Fitness, Running, Exercise

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• A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.

  Paul Dudley White

  Motivational, Fitness, Health

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• God never made his work for man to mend.

  John Dryden

  Fitness, Work, Exercise

  Epistle 'To my honoured kinsman John Driden' l. 92

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• I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Fitness, Food, Health

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• A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.

  A. A. Milne

  Fitness, Exercise, Trying

  A. A. Milne (2011). “When We Were Very Young”, p.106, Egmont UK

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• Not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Exercise, Two, Endurance

  Letter to Thomas M. Randolph Jr, 27 August (1786)

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• I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

  Fred Allen

  Funny, Sarcastic, Humorous

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• Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.

  Barbara Ehrenreich

  Fitness, Health, Exercise

  N.Y. Times, 17 Jan. 1985

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• Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it I wash my mouth out with chocolate.

  Charles M. Schulz

  Fitness, Dirty, Food

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• Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Fitness, Exercise, Walks

  Bernard Mayo, Thomas Jefferson (1988). “Jefferson Himself: The Personal Narrative of a Many-Sided American”, p.18, University of Virginia Press

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• Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

  Martial

  Strong, Exercise, Men

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• Time And health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.

  Denis Waitley

  Fitness, Appreciation, Time

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• It wasn't until my late twenties that I learned that by working out I had given myself a great gift. I learned that nothing good comes without work and a certain amount of pain. When I finish a set that leaves me shaking, I know more about myself. When something gets bad, I know it can't be as bad as that workout.

  Henry Rollins

  Workout, Pain, Iron Will

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• It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

  Epictetus

  Beauty, Fitness, Philosophical

  "Society-89: The Essentials". Book by Jack Minnelpin (p. 28), August 1, 2006.

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• We are under exercised as a nation. We look instead of play. We ride instead of walk. Our existence deprives us of the minimum of physical activity essential for healthy living.

  John F. Kennedy

  Life, Motivational, Fitness

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• Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it: if you are sick you should not take it.

  Henry Ford

  Exercise, Sick, Healthy

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• Intellectual tasting of life will not supersede muscular activity.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Life, Health, Exercise

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.478, Library of America

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