Gabby Douglas Quotes
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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One can quite understand vegetarianism. One can quite understand meat-eating. But it is difficult to understand why a person who is a flesh-eater should object to one kind of flesh, namely cow's flesh. This is an anomaly which call for explanation.
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Your man wants to know that there's nothing you wouldn't do for him - if that's your committed relationship.
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Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.
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Ordinary people who have lots of good ideas want more than a suggestion box, and they need a union to represent that thinking.
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The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. To put it more accurately... you usually don't use it at all. It uses you.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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I remember once I read a book on mental illness and there was a nurse that had gotten sick. Do you know what she died from? From worrying about the mental patients not being able to get their food. She became a mental patient.
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In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles.
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You have two alternatives. One: you can put your life on hold and wait for the phone to ring. Two: you run ahead as if your life depended on it.
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Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs.
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Unfortunately, the United States has entered into several free trade agreements that do not sufficiently protect and support our manufacturing industries and the millions of American workers they employ.
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I've been missing Japanese literature so much of late.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.
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It'd be crazy to say just because an artist is not successful that means he's not talented. I don't think anybody really believes that, but sometimes it feels that way.
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I have no problem being mainstream. I grew up in the '90s when the mainstream was amazing.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I must ask the Lord to direct the Holy Spirit within me to drain the life out of sin and in prayer.
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The world of Debussy is a seductive oasis, and it is hard to leave it after spending many days immersed in its atmosphere. Playing Debussy-or any other composer with a strong and idiosyncratic personality-affects not only one's cast of mind but the physical disposition as well, the way the muscles work and the fingers come into contact with the ivories.
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I feel like what's made me the player I am is always being willing to take the challenge.
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One of the big things that broke the band up for me, which I've become much clearer on over the years, was that I had no desire to be famous.
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I reckon I've done my bit. I want to enjoy myself a bit now, with less responsibility, less frantic rushing about, less preparation, less trying to think of something to say.
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Always be courageous and strong, and don't fear.