Olivia Newton-John Quotes
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I remember as a little girl I could tell you the name of the dog next door, but I couldn't tell you the names of the kids. The dog was my best friend. I love animals. They give so much to you and demand so little.
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I love life and nothing intimidates me anymore.
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Nothing I have done professionally will top the feeling I got when singing with John Farnham at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
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I still can't believe I danced with Gene Kelly. How lucky am I that I've been in movies where I've danced with two of the greatest dancers of all time - with Gene Kelly and John Travolta.
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I'm happy, and I think being happy keeps you looking young.
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There's a balance in my life. There's reality, and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just people in the end.
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I feel alive, fit and active. I have no plans for retirement. My only concession to getting a little older is that I like to have a cat-nap in the afternoon. After that, I can push on through anything.
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I'm a very light sleeper. I get about six hours a night.
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My memories are inside me – they're not things or a place – I can take them anywhere.
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My father was a headmaster in England and then the dean of a college in Australia. We moved there when I was about five, so my education was in Australia, and I always felt I was Australian even though my passport was British.
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To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.
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My father had the most amazing operatic voice, so I have a soft spot for that.
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In June 1992, I discovered a lump in my breast. A subsequent mammogram, ultrasound and a needle biopsy proved negative. But my instinct said it still didn't feel right, so I had a lumpectomy. I then got the news that it was cancer.
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I always suggest that when you're going through cancer to find something in your day that makes you feel centered and that makes you feel good.
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I've been through cancer, divorce, loss and bereavement, but they are things most humans go through.
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When I first arrived in America, the very first place I came was California, and I rented a house in Trance, which is about half an hour from Malibu.
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I used homeopathy, acupuncture, yoga and meditation in conjunction with my chemotherapy to help me get stronger again after the cancer. I also chanted with Buddhist friends and prayed with Christian friends. I covered all my bases.
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You never know what the future holds, so I am just enjoying being happy, healthy, and having my wonderful husband by my side.
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Genetically, I'm like my mum, and she looked great right up until her death in 1989.
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There's a rumor going around that I'm Miss Goody-two-shoes from Australia. Well, that's a laugh. I'm really Miss Goody-two-shoes from England!
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I've always been aware of my health - when you are having to go on stage and perform, you need to be feeling good - but when I was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, I became really, really conscious of my health.
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The only weights I lift are my dogs.
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I love to design and remodel houses, from working with the contractors to picking the colours, materials, kitchen and bathroom accessories to finally what furniture goes where.
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Being in love is the best thing in my life.