Damir Quotes & Sayings

The courage of one's opinions is always a form of calculating cowardice in the eyes of the 'other side' ... — Marcel Proust

I have thought about dropping an atomic bomb on Sydney but I wouldn't gain anything from it. — Damir Dokic

Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer. — Alan Hirsch

Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good. — Zainab Salbi

I am standing for NSW Super 12 coaching position. NSW great. Queensland bad. — Damir Dokic

When I was fourteen years old, our family drove all the way from Vancouver to Newfoundland and back. I've been all across the great land of Canada. I absolutely love the Maritimes, and I'm very excited to go back, particularly in the fall when it's one of the most beautiful places on Earth. — Aaron Douglas

I cannot believe that NSWRU don't want to interview me. — Damir Dokic

Have you ever read Hans Christian Andersen's story of The Little Mermaid, Miranda? Have you ever wanted
something so badly that you were willing to suffer the sensation of a thousand blades cutting into your feet? — Vanessa Garden

The ascent of any route begins, in dreams at least, the autumn before. Our minds ring, involuntarily, with the alluring names of mountains, aiguilles, faces and ridges, Is it the name itself which is so tempting, or the picture we have of the mountain itself, or does the appeal come from our feeling of the actual process of climbing? All of us have our reasons, innumerable, personal and complex. From many points of view a climb is a challenge we must meet. — Gaston Rebuffat