Zale Parry (1933) American scuba diver and actress
Source: Dive Fitness Perspectives: An interview with Zale Parry http://floridadiver.net/dive-fitness-perspectives-an-interview-with-zale-parry/ (April 3, 2016)
“Anything that gets the adrenalin moving like a 440 volt blast in a copper bathtub is good for the reflexes and keeps the veins free of cholesterol… but too many adrenaline rushes in any given time span has the same effect on the nervous system as too many electro-shock treatments are said to have on the brain: after a while you start burning out the circuits. When a jackrabbit gets addicted to road-running, its only a matter of time before he gets smashed — and when a journalist turns into a politics junkie he will sooner or later start raving and babbling in print about things that only a person who has Been There can possibly understand.”
1970s, Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 (1973)
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“Too many people get credit for being good, when they are only being passive.”
Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) Catholic bishop and television presenter
As quoted in Seven Words to the Cross (1979) by Ellsworth Kalas, page 93
Context: Too many people get credit for being good, when they are only being passive. They are too often praised for being broadminded when they are so broadminded they can never make up their minds about anything.
James Brown (1933–2006) American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist
Brown, J. & Tucker, B.B. (1986). James Brown: The Godfather of Soul. Macmillan: New York. ISBN 0-02517-430-4
Joel Osteen (1963) American televangelist and author
Source: Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
