Maurice Greene Quotes
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That's all gone, now, the old, Hollywood.
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The more people pointed at me in scorn the more stubborn I got and when they began calling me the Bad Girl of West Seattle High, I tried to live up to it.
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Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.
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Hamish and I rarely go to launches or parties any more but prefer to spend our time hanging out together.
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Barack Obama is an economic patriot.
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I work out every day. My friends say that I became an actress by chance; I should have become a gym trainer. I am the most grumpiest and irritable person if I don't work out for two days. You cannot have a conversation with me.
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Touring a segregated America - forever being stopped and harassed by white cops hurt you most 'cos you don't realise the damage. You hold it in. You feel empty, like someone reached in and pulled out your guts. You feel hurt and dirty, less than a person.
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Liberal democratic states can't remain globally competitive.
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I think a lot of writers are tempted to add complexity by over-complicating things, but always remember that most natural rules/laws are, at their core, simple. Start simple, and build from there, or you risk getting yourself and your readers tangled.
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Grandparents who want to be truly helpful will do well to keep their mouths shut and their opinions to themselves until these are requested.
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The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.
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Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone.
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I just love to dance. Pretty much every night, I'll just turn on the radio in my room and dance like crazy.
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When you have girl children they torture you!
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Many, many, many small moves of many kinds can bring a way to manage change. The theory can come later.
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Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.
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A high-brow is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.
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I have this whole new audience now.
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I was always in trouble from an early age. I had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. Doing plays at school was a joyous release.
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I really wanted to work hard on my lyrics.
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People have different personalities when they're drunk or take heroin, or whatever drugs.
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The perfect world, by Adam trod, Was the first temple--built by God-- His fiat laid the corner stone, And heaved its pillars, one by one.
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There is a long-standing tradition in America of scoffing at poets, especially if they show any interest in politics.
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I don't think about second or third place.
