In Czechoslovakia in 1968, communist reformers appealed to democratic ideals that were deeply rooted in the country's pre-second world war past.


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I am only this successful because I'm so good at grounding myself.
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I love tuning into Radio 1 on a Friday night after training and hearing the new stuff.
ADAM PEATY
Not that I went into the Olympics with any doubt, but my holiday plans afterwards depended on how we...
ADAM PEATY
I believe I can get faster because I have trained for it, and I'm doing faster times I've ev...
ADAM PEATY
Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to set a time that nobody can touch for many years.
ADAM PEATY
Every day I try to push the boundaries, and it's paid off.
ADAM PEATY
Seeing that flag means so much: I am inspired by my Queen, my country.
ADAM PEATY
When you take the world record, a lot of people are going to go out there to get you, really. I kind...
ADAM PEATY
Grime reminds me that swimming is very gladiatorial.
ADAM PEATY
I've made sure I am working hard enough to get that lead and keep it there.
ADAM PEATY
I enjoy racing because I want to do it. No one's forcing me.
ADAM PEATY
I've become the hunted. I'm enjoying that. It's better to be the hunted than the hunter.
ADAM PEATY
Before competition, I start to question things. I don't know why it happens, but you've got ...
ADAM PEATY
The more you believe in yourself, the faster you're going to get.
ADAM PEATY
Now and then I find a kitschy series I love.
ADAM PASCAL
I've always really been into science, and in the last five years I've gotten into theoretica...
ADAM PASCAL
I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
ADAM PASCAL
You know, sometimes I get moments of inspiration when I'm writing something and then the task se...
ADAM PASCAL
Ignorance is bliss. I wish I still had some.
ADAM PASCAL
Well, I have been in physical altercations, but they weren't really fights because I am too scar...
ADAM PALLY
I have one. I may get another during the off-season, I might get my son's name but I'm not s...
ADAM PALLY
I got to see Jack White. I love his new album. There's a song on the album called 'I Think I...
ADAM PALLY
My wife and I ran through 'Justified' in, like, a day. And that is such a funny, amazing sho...
ADAM PALLY
I'm obviously not a guy who focuses on weight too much. But for certain jobs, you have to gain o...
ADAM PALLY
I don't know if you can catch my vibe, but I'm a pretty laid-back guy.
ADAM PALLY
I'd say 80 percent of my auditions go very horribly.
ADAM PALLY
I've not gotten so much stuff because I improvise in an audition, but I always feel like, if tha...
ADAM PALLY
Anytime I audition for something, it's always a question of whether or not the people I'm au...
ADAM PALLY
I think where it's going is toward what the music industry is like, where channels will be consi...
ADAM PALLY