Marissa Mayer Quotes
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The directors told me they were going to recruit good players with whom I could play decent football. Marko Marin, Oscar and me, we like to have the ball at our feet. Juan Mata likes the ball; so does Ramires.
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Foucault is one of many who want a new conception of how power and knowledge interact. But he is not looking for a relation between two givens, 'power' and 'knowledge.' As always, he is trying to rethink the entire subject matter, and his 'knowledge' and 'power' are to be something else.
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I think everyone in the heptathlon is improving together, so it is a very hard event to compete in.
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I don't feel under pressure to work because I love what I do and I wanted to do the projects that came my way.
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I applied for funding to embark on an overseas field trip in Iceland, and spent six weeks there happily holed up in the national archives, museums and libraries, sifting through ministerial and parish records, censuses, maps, microfilm, logs, and local histories.
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I haven't took no punishment. There's nothing cool about taking punishment.
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One thing I've done is surround myself with people who are as good as me or better.
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I like a set to be a happy place, where people can feel free to experiment.
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Politics are close to me, but there are different ways of participating in politics.
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I've been careful to work with good people on interesting material, mostly.
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No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.
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In zombie horror, the juxtaposition of the calm world of the living and the menace of the undead inspires terror. In zombie comedy, like 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,' it is played for laughs.
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People only watch my shows for me, and those shows have remained evergreen long after the guests are forgotten.
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I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
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I like to frequent antiques shops and flea markets like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
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If you consistently write 'The sun set' rather than 'The sun sank slowly in the bright western sky,' your story will move three times as fast. Of course, there are times you want the longer version for atmosphere - but not many. Wordiness not only kills pace; it bores readers.
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My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football.
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My dad is an engineer and works on green energy, so I'm very aware of what it takes to keep a modern home running and how we can simplify.
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Golf has made me and shaped me into the person I am here today.
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It is not difficult to be unhappy or discontented; all you have to do is sit down, like a prince waiting to be amused. ... It is impossible to be happy if one does not have the desire to be happy; one must therefore will one's happiness, and create it.
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I looked across the ring and realised I wanted to go home
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I live in a rural residential area. It's a great place for a walk. I'm at my happiest when I'm listening to my iPod while walking around where my feet take me.
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This, I believe, is how the villain in modern fiction is born: a creature without compassion, without empathy.
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I like to get myself in over my head.
