Peggy Fleming Quotes
I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I converse with my dog through ESP.
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Every industry is going to be affected (by the aging population). This creates tremendous opportunities and tremendous challenges.
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.
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It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies - character-driven stuff.
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I think music needs danger; it needs risk.
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I have such a profound respect for what they do day in and day out. This USO tour is especially meaningful because of the friends I have met and I am honored to be apart of it.
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I've started working on a new album, I'm writing a new book... there are a lot of good things on the horizon.
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Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.
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We're fortunate enough to live on a planet that's bathed in thousands of times more energy than we use and that's stocked with thousands of times more water, raw materials, and even food-growing potential than we need.
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In my case, symptoms began to appear when I was only 57. In fact, the doctors believe early-onset Alzheimer's has a strong genetic predictor, and that it may have been progressing for some years before I was diagnosed.
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Teach For America would not be able to continue recruiting and developing an ever-more diverse and impactful group of corps members and alumni if the nation's leading colleges become even less diverse.
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There are clearly many good politicians who are guided by religious belief, so the mix can work. But there's a line to be drawn. It would be hugely dangerous for a country's laws to be set by the scriptures, and particularly those of the expansionist religions.
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It's actually harder to write a fun song.
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You never get every job you want.
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Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best.
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I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.
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I don't want to look like a bum.
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What I hope my writing reflects... is a sense of the connections between all human beings... and a different perspective on the true nature of courage. For me, those are things worth exploring and writing about.
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I was one of the only people of color at my grade school and also my high school. It's weird recollecting on my childhood, I think, because my brothers are all white. We all share the same father but different mothers. I guess I kind of associated white, but I was occasionally reminded in a really negative way that I wasn't.
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People should be very free with sex, but they should draw the line at goats.
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I'm confident in our resolve to make the decisions necessary to keep our country and our people safe and prosperous and I look forward to representing the citizens of Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District for the next two years.
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I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.
