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"The fact that tradition hinders the individual savage from thinking logically by no means proves that he cannot think logically."

"Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one."

"In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind."

"There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths."

"The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant."

"You can listen to what everybody says, but the fact remains that you've got to get out there and do the thing yourself."
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"The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude."

"There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic."

"Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching."

"What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies the proper training techniques and perseverance could be successful."

"I always wanted to be a dentist from the time I was in high school, and I was accepted to dental school in the spring of 1972. I was planning to go, but after the Olympics there were other opportunities."

"One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while."

"In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out in summer months for two and a half hours. Today someone in that age group might work out for four hours, two hours in the morning and two at night."

"I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program."
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