Emma Donoghue Quotes
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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I like it when my wife is in her jeans, with very little makeup. But, I also appreciate the range - the different ways she can look. The moment she walks out all dressed up and... whoa! That's always good.
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We've all got hurdles we have to overcome, and mine are not necessarily any bigger than anyone else's.
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Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I don't look at it that way.
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'Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.
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Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world.
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The institution of marriage works better when there's a spiritual connection. If you're marrying just for the sake of the woman, then you may lose interest in each other very soon. When we marry in the interest of the Holy Spirit with the intention of serving God and humanity, then it gives a much larger perspective.
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I'm a Wisconsin kid, so I like brats and burgers and stuff like that. Cheese curds.
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My mobile phone battery runs out all the time because all the messages come straight to me.
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If people want to be better writers, they can't just read the blogs! You've got to look at something that's outside this rushing world of evanescent words.
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I'm not a self-promoter. I'm not on TV all the time.
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As cheesy as it sounds, nothing beats a smile and a bit of confidence! As long as you feel good on the inside, you can still look beautiful without any makeup at all.
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There is no fun in getting into a debate or a contest of wills. If something important comes out of the conversation, okay. If not, that's okay, too.
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The more pressure you bring from without, the less internal pressure is necessary.
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If you've made enough money where you're not worried about the rent or survival, you start asking yourself why you're on this planet. Your point is to do the most good you can before you die - well, I could do more good if I didn't die.
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Things you create with your mind are always part of your postmortal life, whether they seem real or not.
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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within. So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy , and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all
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'They would say,' he answered, 'that you do not fail in obedience through lack of love, but have lost love because you never attempted obedience.'
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Most people see a documentary about the meat industry and then they become a vegetarian for a week.
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The Olympics was always my be-all and end-all, so when I won, it was the best feeling in the world. But I didn't realise how much it would affect me mentally. All that pressure. I was only 19; I still didn't know everything about taekwondo, I wasn't experienced. I just did amazing on that day and won.
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My motivation at the moment is around knowing how it feels to turn a business around, and I can't wait to have that feeling again.
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A new species is arising on the planet. It is arising now, and you are it!
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I'm a huge planner, more and more so as the years go by.
