Gold Quotes

And should think freedom more to prize, than all the gold in world that is.

I go to Prague every year if I can, value my relationships there like gold, and feel myself in a sense Czech, with all their hopes and needs. They are a people I not only love, but admire.

I know too that we Americans like to think of ourselves as cleaner than clean, a healthy nation who would never take anything when a recent poll suggested that 65 per cent of the population would risk dying in 10 years if they would be guaranteed Olympic gold.

Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods.

The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the only thing I am missing is the Olympic gold medal and that is what I want to achieve in my career.

But probably this is helps to win, to win, to gold, more gold medals, and to win most my important medal, heart of people. This is most important for me.

Well I just figure any man who risks his neck to save a dog's life isn't going to kill someone for gold teeth.

London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal.

I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to his door he is entitled to the courtesy of a visit.

Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside.

I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money.

If you hit a midget on the head with a stick, he turns into 40 gold coins.

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years and it's such a small group.

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of.

Even when I was very depressed, I could hold on to something. It seems that I have always had that streak of gold that I could hold on to.

Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

For so long I wanted to win the gold medal.Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.

Unless we do things in this country to slow down our population, slow down our birth control, provide better water for people, provide power for people, we're gonna find out that the next wars are not going to be fought over diamonds, gold and political things.

I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air.

Apolo is going to have to keep skating so he can add more gold to his entourage.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

As far as my solo record, I don't want a gold record or anything, I'm happy to be small and to have the people appreciate the music who really like me for being me.

If your goal is to be the biggest movie star in the world, a 10-movie contract is gold. It was never my goal. Up until now, I made movies - and I have a nice house, a nice car. I'm fortunate, happy and grateful. Life is good.

A mask of gold hides all deformities.

The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain, or for something to take home for the winter to feed the family. The soldier is part of a more complex society. He's fighting for a group ethic of some sort.

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.

That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too.

Obviously in 2008 it was 538 (to win an Olympic gold) and most of my scores have been over that this year.

The first treasure California began to surrender after the Gold Rush as the oldest: her land.