Eric Heiden Quotes
I had the drive to pursue speedskating and I found a sport that I was good at. If I'd got into cycling, I would just be another has been.
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What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.
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Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails.
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I was always telling my family I wanted to become an actress, and I did.
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Robots do not hold on to life. They can't. They have nothing to hold on with - no soul, no instinct. Grass has more will to live than they do.
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I've been working with Global Zero. They are a great organization leading the resistance against nuclear war and the elimination of nuclear weapons.
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Living with AIDS is like always having the sword of Damocles over your head. The disease is scarier than death itself. The disease is so messy, so devastating, so pervasive. It robs you of everything you hold dear.
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I don't blame the players today for the money. I blame the owners. They started it. They wanna give it to 'em? More power to 'em.
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I spent most of my time as an actor in television, so directors in television - it's such a machine that's already in place that I don't think you notice the direction as much on the set.
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We're manufacturing to meet the demands of our own people but, in the meantime, for the entire world as well, and that definitely put a lot of extra pressure on our environment.
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There's no experience like on-the-job training.
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I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that state fail, and those are generally the people of that country.
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Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.
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Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
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I think politics is the biggest lever of change in India.
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When I was new, I didn't know where my career will go. Initially, my films were not even successful, but then I learned a lot from my mistakes.
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A man who is right by your side through everything makes you happy. But he can leave your side to make dinner once in a while!
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I'm still a firm believer that we were definitely put here to use our minds, and that is what makes us different. And that that's the key. If there is anything that is going to stop mankind from being such a beastly, destructive creature, it is reason.
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You have a burden going into any campaign when you're raising money to fund that effort because there's always a desire to spend more money than you have.
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Ability is noting without opportunity.
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I take cabs if I need to get somewhere or I take car service. I don't drive, I wouldn't mind riding a bike... People think that because you become an entertainer you gotta have this rock star thug image. I'm an artist, man. I'm going to live like an artist.
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Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.
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In the same way that people can drive each other mad, the company of people, and being understood by people, can also heal us.
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People make a big mistake when they say, 'I need to be motivated.' You motivate yourself. I might inspire somebody, but that person has to be motivated within themselves first. Look inside yourself, believe in yourself, put in the hard work, and your dreams will unfold.
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I had the drive to pursue speedskating and I found a sport that I was good at. If I'd got into cycling, I would just be another has been.
