Katarina Johnson-Thompson Quotes
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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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You have to be ready for all the games and be at 100 per cent if you want to win in this League.
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I don't have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day.
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There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.
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Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.
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Not to speak disparagingly of Justin Bieber or Rihanna, but they're not so hands-on with their image or their sound. They don't write the music. They have people doing things for them.
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If I get in a dark spot, I'll listen to some Adele and cry about it.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
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I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.
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Movie-making is serious business. The director and the crew are already under a lot of pressure to give their best to the audience. Therefore, the best part for me as an actor is to act well in the movies and make a jolly atmosphere with the co-stars on the sets.
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If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans.
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More often than not, the experience of shooting the movie has been disappointing and the end product has been a mere shadow of what I hoped it would be. But immersing myself in the story - that's what I like best of all.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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When I campaign with seniors, it's always, 'Are you a Democrat or Republican?' But when I campaign on college campuses, they ask me where I stand on specific issues. I think Millennials are much less interested in conventional labels. One thing that's universal among Millennials is a distinct frustration with Washington, D.C.
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The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.
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I feel like all the parts are seniors in high school and seventh graders, and I think I kinda skipped that awkward stage by not working those years.
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Falling out of love is chiefly a matter of forgetting how charming someone is.
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I was embarrassed about modeling. When you're at school and you're modeling, it sounds very glamorous, but I didn't want to do things that no one else was doing. I didn't want to be the odd one out. I wanted to be part of the gang.
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I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
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My public image is absolutely not a fair reflection of who I am.
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I remember being a kid and trying to do make-up and being so bad at it - but my sister Kylie was so good. It came so naturally to her. For me, it was never natural.
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I think it was Roger Fry who first coined what he took to be a final definition of a work of art, whether it was a painting, building, poem or Hepplewhite chair. He said that the best works of art are finished products that preserve 'a valuable state of mind'.
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I'm in competition with myself and I'm losing.
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I'm trying my best.
