Chris Evert Quotes
My first U.S. Open I think was just very special for me because that was sort of the beginning of what was a 'Cinderella' story for me.
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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I felt pressure to follow in Madonna's footsteps, and I didn't want to base my career on sex. So I began to change how I saw myself.
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In China, a lot of the opening up of private entrepreneurship is happening because women are starting businesses, small businesses, faster than men.
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Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
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Americans have not only a right but a responsibility to consider the values of those who seek to lead them - whether they arise from life experience, political ideology or religious belief.
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I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.
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The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.
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There is nothing in my work that can be taken as blasphemy.
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I think, especially living in L.A., it's very easy to get wrapped up in weekend announcements and the trades and the whole social life of the city, and to get divorced from what actually matters.
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I've never wanted to live in a ghetto or write in a ghetto. I want to write about a world that reflects the one most people live in. Gay people are just one aspect of that.
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To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
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Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
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As someone who works from home, my top style tip is to make sure you get dressed in the morning.
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I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.
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When I started as a child actor, my father didn't tell me anything.
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The long term sustainable growth in job creation comes from the private sector. It is important that the Obama administration partner with the private sector and come up with the best possible ideas for creating jobs.
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I think music is my favorite thing to do, but I go through periods where I think differently.
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Foreigners can only fight with success in the summer. We can fight during any of the four seasons, so we have the weather on our side.
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I think the media can definitely show more diversity - different sizes of women, different colours of women, just more diversity in general.
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Hatred is blind, as well as love.
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The purpose of prayer is the alignment of the mind with the thoughts and the will of God.
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It's always weird to shoot when you're really basically not wearing anything.
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I fear that the migratory crisis signals the beginning of the end of women's rights.
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My first U.S. Open I think was just very special for me because that was sort of the beginning of what was a 'Cinderella' story for me.
