Paula Radcliffe Quotes
I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.
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I think why I was attracted to making something with Vice is that level of intimacy that you get as the viewer, getting to see some of that production element where we don't exactly know what we're doing, where we're going, or even if it's a good idea.
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I posed nude to show my parents they couldn't dictate to me any more - that I control my life.
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If I get in a dark spot, I'll listen to some Adele and cry about it.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have observed.
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The great thing about all my siblings is we all agree we had a horrendous childhood. It's not like it doesn't affect us now; it affects us every day, in everything we do.
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Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.
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I went to this little performing arts school in downtown Phoenix. You had to dance or act, and everyone sang in choir. I started out playing the saxophone, but I always wanted to be in an orchestra. That was a dream as a kid, and there aren't a lot of saxophones in an orchestra.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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I never try to follow a trend or fashion.
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Story was that human civilization started to develop with first social network. Emerged where population concentration was high. Helped propel to where we are now. Facebook is next step of creating a huge human brain to embrace hundreds of million, possibly billions of people.
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I rolled up my sleeves and said, 'I want to make a mark on this world.'
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I'd be kidding if I said that I predicted the financial collapse.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.
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My priority is to take care of my daughter and my family.
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When you see the audiences and the smiling faces at the shows it really makes up for the work that you put in. I have a job I really love so whatever hecticness comes up - I'll just deal with it.
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It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
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I just went to an acting agency one day and just said, 'I would like to act. Would you take me?' And they took me.
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It should be if you're a good singer and a good songwriter, you should have your spot. You get everybody trying to release the prettiest guy, but that doesn't mean they're the best artist. Most of the time the true artists are just normal old dudes.
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I got married very early, and in no time at all, we had three children. And it seemed to me I had an obligation to support them.
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The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves.
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Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.
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When people asked me what I was going to do when I grow up, I always said, 'I'm going to be a writer. I'm going to write screenplays. I'm going to write books. I'm going to write plays. That's what I'm going to do.'
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I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.
