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I knew from the start, if I was to get out and maintain my speed of relaxation no-one was going to beat me.

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It does not really matter, as I have the gold medal and a World record. I am a 'Frontiersman' opening the path for other 200 men.

Wars are fought to make the world safe for artists. It is never quite put in those terms but it is a useful way of grasping what civilized ideals are all about. The easiest way of knowing whether good has triumphed over evil is to examine the freedom of the artist.

Revolution in art is in no way connected with class revolution. Artists are members of a privileged class. Art is absurdly overrated by artists, which is understandable, but what is strange is that it is absurdly overrated by everyone else.

At first I was quite disappointed about the lane, but the more I concentrated I became aware that the lane was to my advantage to have lane 7.

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