Kristi Yamaguchi Quotes
Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole.
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
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My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work.
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It is time for Hillary Clinton to permanently retire.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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For singers, I believe we can sing in a lot of keys. I know I have this big range, but the point is to find a key that emotionally connects people.
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Oh God, I'm awful at sports. In gym I just try and avoid getting hit in the face.
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Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.
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I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.
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It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines.
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When you are writing a book, it feels as if you are simply concentrating on the world of the book and that whatever is happening in your personal life is outside the room, as it were. But maybe that's just the way you have to talk to yourself to make it possible.
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People's ideas and fears can make them small but they cannot make you small. People's prejudices can diminish them but they cannot diminish you. Small-minded people can think they determine your worth. But only you can determine your worth.
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'Stand By You' is about sticking by the person you love not only when things are easy, but being there for them during trials and letting them know they aren't alone.
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The Bureau doesn't have any secret files.
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When I went to Australia, I went shark diving. It was crazy. It was called 'extreme' shark diving because even though we were in cages, we literally could touch the sharks swimming by. They were huge and I'm terrified of sharks. Then I went to a wildlife park and held kangaroos. That was nice.
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Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.
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It is thought and feeling which guides the universe, not deeds.
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Yes, I help my kids with their homework. But I also get bored doing it. I will sit and listen to my children pontificate and discuss their ideas till the day is long because it warms my heart, but I really don't want to do math!
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I know it sounds corny, but when you follow your dreams, it happens. And if it's music, take it seriously.
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My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career.
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Mordovian prisoners are afraid of their own shadows. They are completely terrified.
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As a Jew, I recognize the importance of Israel historically, liturgically: its place in our history and in our sacred texts. I fully recognize and appreciate that. I just think that, for me, a sole focus on Israel gets in the way of the pursuit of a relationship with God and a more spiritual existence within Judaism.
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As an ultimate objective, "peace" simply means communist world control.
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Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole.
