Peggy Fleming Quotes
In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event.
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If I have the choice of traveling to Russia, India or New Zealand alone for a week for preliminary discussions or to spend that week with my family, I routinely choose my family.
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I never accepted Communist dogma or theory.
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Biologically the species is the accumulation of the experiments of all its successful individuals since the beginning.
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I fell in love with acting at around the age of 11, when I was drafted in to play a fairy at an amateur production of 'Midsummer Night's Dream.'
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You always read stories of people going out to California and making it as an actor with, like, two dollars, so I figured I'd try it.
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Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.
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I know all the books of the Bible.
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I'm the type of guy who likes to be there 24-7. I'm Mr. Roses.
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The American insanity for Loving Everybody is ruining my good temper and delivering my stomach to enormous bouts with acidity.
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The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again: and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.
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Ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐκ εἰ δυστυχῶ, τοῦδ' εἵνεκαθέλοιμ' ἂν ὡς πλείστοισι πημονὰς τυχεῖν.
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I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.
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For me, I don't need to juice to make weight for my fights. I just do it for the health benefits - to keep my body healthy and to get my greens in me.
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My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.
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I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour.
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The voice changes very slowly. I keep mine well under control and try with all my might to keep it exactly as it was at the very beginning.
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A catechism is simply a tool for teaching the fundamentals of the faith. Unlike a creed or confession, a catechism uses questions and answers. Many Protestant confessional traditions, like Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Reformed, have used catechisms for centuries. Initially, most catechisms were intended for children.
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I love the stuff that makes you laugh and cry. It kind of sucker-punches you a little bit. That's the thing that most interests me as a performer, in addition to telling the most captivating story.
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I've played a lot of jerks, actually - my daughter seems to think there's a trend there, but I'm not so sure!
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In America today, unfortunately, the right wing has been totally commandeered by the Tea Party, and it's a bad thing for our party.
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Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel fulfilled, be surrounded by people I care about to share it with, and have my health to be able to do the things I love to do!
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I started getting interested in the notes that I could hear being generated when I hammered on while playing a classical guitar.
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I think visually... so, even when I'm writing a play, I'm envisioning it.
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In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event.
