Jessica Fox Quotes
I read Leisel Jones' book. She said she retired at 27 and said, 'Now what?' because swimming was the biggest part of her life. So for me, that's why I'm keeping up my studies on the side even if it's going to take a bit longer than normal, but at least I'll have it.
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North Korea is not an undeveloped country; it is a country that has fallen out of the developed world.
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It is important to be well read, at least a little bit.
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I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.
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We are two brothers: I am a doctor; my brother is an engineer.
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The single best piece of advice I give to aspiring writers is to always write about things that they know. I suggest that they write about people and places and events and conflicts they are familiar with. That way their writing will be real and hopefully readers will respond to it. I try to take my own advice.
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Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.
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But I think we need the international market.
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Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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I try to eat healthy. But sometimes, though, I eat cheeseburgers. That's good for the soul. I make sure to balance everything out. I drink tons of water.
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My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together.
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I've had completely gray hair since, like, 30.
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You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.
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Your belief system tends to be a function of how you were raised. Being raised in the Midwest and in a relatively conservative household, my views were shaped by my upbringing, by my Christian faith.
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I like junk food, French fries, hamburgers - I love it.
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The problem with the focus on speculators, as was demonstrated during the financial crisis, is that it tends to divert attention from the real villains. During the financial crisis, the villains were the actions of the banks, not the speculators betting on bank share prices.
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I just feel like whenever the team needs a bucket, I can come and get it. I feel I'm a really good scorer.
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The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.
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When you fly across the country in an airplane the country seems vast; but it isn't vast. It's all connected by roads one can ride a bike down. If you watch the news and there's a tragedy at a house in Kansas, that guy's driveway connects with yours, and you'd be surprised by how few roads it takes to get there.
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I never trusted anybody at all. I don't know why it was so hard, I just didn't.
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I am indebted to my wife Coretta, without whose love, sacrifices, and loyalty neither life nor work would bring fulfillment. She has given me words of consolation when I needed them and a well-ordered home where Christian love is a reality.
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While I have never been more excited about SecondMarket, I have chosen to move on from day-to-day management of the private company/fund business so that I can focus 100% of my energy on our digital currency business.
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Getting married was a ball. Being married was... a nightmare.
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I read Leisel Jones' book. She said she retired at 27 and said, 'Now what?' because swimming was the biggest part of her life. So for me, that's why I'm keeping up my studies on the side even if it's going to take a bit longer than normal, but at least I'll have it.
