Peggy Whitson Quotes
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The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest.
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My dad and I would watch Ray Lewis a lot. His tenacity, and he was everywhere. I wanted that mindset, too.
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Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.
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I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.
Garry Kasparov
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Forgiving the men who killed my parents and brother was a process, a journey into deeper and deeper prayer.
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You wouldn't know it, but I'm no good at recognising people; I have face blindness.
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I love singing Christmas carols. I know every harmony to every music-hall Christmas song.
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I have no pretension that I belong in D.C. I mean, I have to be cautious on how we do our restaurant.
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Detroit's a good investment because, first of all, the entry fee for everything is lower. And, you've got the talent that is here that is ambitious and motivated, so you're going to get in on a much lower cost structure in every way, shape, or form from labor to buildings to whatever.
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If you're doing a prison show, HBO is the absolute best place in the world to be doing that because you're not going to have to do all that, you know, 'Prison Break' stuff where you can't really behave and speak like people do in a maximum-security prison.
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If we do everything right, the best we can do is live out our potential with as little age-related disease and disability as possible.
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I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
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You cannot have adoration without being criticized.
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When I see something, I go for it.
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The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound. I'm caught up in the story writing and I miss a good deal of sleep thinking about it and working out the plot points.
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There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.
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During a visit to California, when a friend of my grandmother's told my parents that I must be deaf because I was not responding to sounds, my father was absolutely convinced that I was simply being stubborn.
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Growing up, you tended to just go through school to get out, then figure out what you want to do in this big ball of mud.
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I discovered that wearing the veil is not suitable for a woman who wants to work in activism and the public domain. People need to see you, to associate and relate to you. It is not stated in my religion to wear the veil; it is a traditional practice, so I took it off.
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After floating for nine and a half months in space, gravity is not your friend.
