Dorothy Hamill Quotes
I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get near me and I didn't have to talk to anybody because of my shyness. It was great. I was in my fantasy world.
Quotes to Explore
-
In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
-
For 10 days after the Olympics, I couldn't go back to my house because people were sitting outside waiting to take my photo. That was a bit rubbish. At first I was open: 'Yeah, of course you can take a photo...' but after a while, it got to the point where I thought, 'Whoa, I don't like this attention anymore.'
-
For a lot of pop performers, fame and celebrity is part of the job. But for singer-songwriters, no one really cares.
-
There is absolutely no reason in the world of blockchain to build in net settlement. It's like saying you have got a new Ferrari and we are going to put a lawnmower engine in it.
-
I feel like sleep is the most important thing. I notice in my body, when I don't get enough sleep on a consistent basis, how I am dreary, or my mood changes, or I'm not as focused.
-
The words of truth are always paradoxical.
-
I always wanted to be a writer. Maybe, had I been brought up in another generation, I might have just gone into writing rather than medicine - which is not to say that I didn't also have a great attraction towards the idea of being a healer. Fortunately, I've been able to combine the two in ways I could never possibly have imagined.
-
Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it.
-
I grew up with a pet iguana named Willy. We had a very contentious relationship. It turns out that iguanas are not meant to live in suburban homes.
-
Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.
-
Real genius of moral insight is a motor which will start any engine.
-
I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.
-
You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
-
A traveller on foot in this country seems to be considered as a sort of wild man or out-of-the way being, who is stared at, pitied, suspected, and shunned by everybody that meets him.
-
It would be a sad story to get rid of religious belief, national identity, family, and even sexual identity. That's not freedom.
-
In recent years, the government has lost more than five million fingerprints from government employees. They have lost hundreds of millions of credit numbers from financial institutions. This problem is happening more and more and more. And the only way we can protect ourselves is to make phones more and more secure.
-
My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.
-
I'm not pretending to be ingenuous; I know what I'm doing.
-
Onstage, I am a devil. But I'm hardly a social reject.
-
L'homme est ainsi bâti: Quand un sujet l'enflammeL'impossibilité disparaît à son âme.
-
The people who voted for President Obama are just beginning to wake up to exactly what they brought in. The 'change' they envisioned is not the 'change' they have gotten.
-
Imagination took the reins, and reason, slow-paced, though sure-footed, was unequal to a race with so eccentric and flighty a companion.
-
Experience has shown that the more fascinating the subject, the less observant the photographer.
-
I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get near me and I didn't have to talk to anybody because of my shyness. It was great. I was in my fantasy world.
