Kristi Yamaguchi Quotes
One of my mottos not only just in skating but in life in general and I try to enforce it as well, is like no regrets and just like going for it.
Quotes to Explore
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I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It's a metaphor for women's lives, their creativity.
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The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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I don't work out but generally I am fit, which is why I don't work out.
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Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.
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In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.
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I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.
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There are moments as a teacher when I'm conscious that I'm trotting out the same exact phrase my professor used with me years ago. It's an eerie feeling, as if my old mentor is not just in the room, but in my shoes, using me as his mouthpiece.
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Unfortunately or fortunately, in order to become acquainted with the idiom of country or rock music, it is necessary to occasionally play in a bar. Bars are a rehearsal place.
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I don't see why OPEC countries should continue to cut production just to keep the price of oil high. This will not affect the industrial countries alone, it will also hit poor countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Who will look after them?
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Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue.
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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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Any time you got nothing to do - and lots of time to do it - come on up.
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As a child, as a cinemagoer, I think there is nothing better than being in a cinema or watching a film. I think it's just a while magical... it almost feels like you're at a big party in India, where you're singing, you're dancing, you're laughing, you're crying, you feel like you're at a wedding because our films invariably cover all emotions.
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I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
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My life is not perfect.
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Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
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Thirty was a big deal for me. It was the age where I reevaluated everything - how I approached life and how I thought about myself. When I look at my 20s, or when I look at any period in my life, I think about how much time I've wasted trying to find the right man.
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I can sing; I can hold a tune.
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There's Beatles books and T-shirts and rings, and one thing and another. To buy my daughter all these things, I had to sell her brother.
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I imagine that whatever contribution I can make to teaching derives from having had to rethink and re-create my technique.
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One of my mottos not only just in skating but in life in general and I try to enforce it as well, is like no regrets and just like going for it.
