Kirsty Coventry Quotes
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Some reporter called me 'the angriest gay man in the world' or some such. Well, it stuck, but I realized it was very useful.
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No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling.
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This shared love of cooking and celebration has allowed me to create a strong bond with my family.
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Even though things happen by accident, you also unconsciously choose things that help you.
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I suppose when I started playing guitar, it was the means to an end. I never thought of myself as a fully fledged guitar instrumentalist. And my early excursions on the electric guitar were curtailed when Eric Clapton came on the scene, and I decided I was never going to be in the same arena as a Clapton or a Peter Green.
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That strategy of racing for the top five and racing for the win is where everybody wants to be.
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American myths have never been colorless.
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I got a horse when I was eight or 10 years old. And dad used to take me to the rodeo back home. I got into it big time.
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Most of my characters are an amalgamation of people that I've met, my family, or myself. Being a writer, you can draw only from what you know. I am lucky to have really rich and interesting people in my family for, you know, interesting family nights and great characters.
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I want to ensure and the Government wants to ensure that Australia is well prepared to tackle dangerous climate change with a scheme which is both responsible and which meets our international commitments.
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Mass prosperity came with the mass innovation that sprung up in 1815 in Britain, soon after in America, and later in Germany and France: It brought sustained growth to these nations - also to nations with entrepreneurs willing and able to copy the innovations.
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I actually like pole dancing! It gives you so much confidence. I never thought I'd do it, but now I'm really into it.
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A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it at the villain.
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Monuments and archaeological pieces serve as testimonies of man's greatness and establish a dialogue between civilizations showing the extent to which human beings are linked.
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It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
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That was when she recognized love: this torture on seeing someone, the greater torture when he was out of sight, in short, a torture without end.
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Which mindset is right? Mine, of course. People who disagree with me are by definition crazy. (Until I change my mind, when they can suddenly become upstanding citizens. I'm flexible, and not black-and-white.)
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There's a Bible on that shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire – poison and antidote.
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I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can?
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Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
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I think that's very sad, that I haven't allowed my heart to be broken. I have broken a few.
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I wish I were brave, although I try. I work too hard and don't play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough 'fun'.
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Every day when I'm thinking about something or want to do something, I say, "Hey, can we shoot some stuff?" or "Hey, can you come with me to the grocery store?" or "Hey, can you..." Just so I can share my personality and who I am, and also use it as a platform to do bigger, more important things.
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It is much harder to retain your position at the top than to get to the top.
