Nancy Greene Quotes
Rowing provided a place to go, a community where people cared about what I did and what I achieved.
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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I don't ever have the pressure of making a hit, because I've never had a hit song, per se. The closest thing to a hit song was 'Shiraz,' and it's not your prototypical hit song, with a catchy hook and all this other stuff.
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Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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At night, I love dressing up. I love putting on an outfit.
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I open the doors for everybody all the time.
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Last year the National Sorry Day Committee consulted with stolen generations people in every State and Territory, and concluded that programmes set up in response to the Bringing Them Home Report are reaching only a small fraction of those they are intended to help.
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I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire... that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.
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Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
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As cliched as it sounds, I'm taking every day as it comes.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America.
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Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.
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I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.
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I was taking care of people my age who were dying. The constant feeling, hearing from them, was that life is transient and can end very quickly, so don't postpone your dreams.
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It is not fair to think that when students transit through a K-12 system that is not preparing them for beyond, that somehow we are going to wave a magic wand and things are going to be perfect for them at the higher-ed level.
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I'm still Christian. I was not raised in a Christian church to hate people. I was taught to love people and accept people. I know what I believe.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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Rowing provided a place to go, a community where people cared about what I did and what I achieved.
