Darcey Bussell Quotes
As a little girl, I didn't dream of being a ballet dancer; I dreamt of being a movie star like Ginger Rogers and dancing with Fred Astaire. I used to watch the Sunday double-bills on TV and Iong to be part of what seemed a perfect Disneyland world. Astaire was a genius.
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The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
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I do Athlete Devotion throughout all my fight camps. I am a Christian, so I fight with God first, and I have my devotions with me everywhere I go.
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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I've moved on to Plan B now, writing novels.
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I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I love anything to do with history.
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My baby is the joy in my life.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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TV, film, and theater are considered art, and art is a reflection of life. What happens in life includes violence, unfortunately.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
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I'm the worst employee in the world. I'll cheat and steal time and resources from my employer, although I'll con everybody into believing I'm essential to the operation.
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As you learn who you are, you can better surround yourself with friends who make you a better person, and that sometimes only happens when you disassemble old relationships.
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I have a confession to make. In the beginning, I did not understand the Kate Moss phenomenon.
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It's very difficult for my body to recover after workouts now that I'm older, so we have to keep them short, which means they're extremely difficult and intense. It sucks.
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I have long been fascinated by our inclination to assume others we meet have the same moral code, similar values, and yet we can never be sure.
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Let us leave behind the legacy of both colonization and communism, the tyranny of drug cartels, dictators and sham elections. A future of greater peace, security and democratic development is possible if we work together - not to maintain power, not to secure vested interest, but instead to advance the dreams of our citizens.
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I can make fried tofu, boiled tofu, stuffed tofu. Cutlets and other fancy stuff, that's for other directors.
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In the past I'd always felt like 'the girl' in the show or the movie. On 'Friday Night Lights' there were a bunch of girls, and I was the woman. Initially there was a little struggle with my identity around that. But now there's a sense of ease.
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I have always been very open and honest about this part of my life with my friends, my family, and my colleagues. In a perfect world, I don't think it's anyone else's business, but I do think there is value in standing up and being counted. I’m not an activist, but I am a human being and I don't give that up by being a journalist.
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As a little girl, I didn't dream of being a ballet dancer; I dreamt of being a movie star like Ginger Rogers and dancing with Fred Astaire. I used to watch the Sunday double-bills on TV and Iong to be part of what seemed a perfect Disneyland world. Astaire was a genius.
