Genzebe Dibaba Quotes
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I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
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When I put a quarter into an arcade machine or call up an emulated game on my computer, I do it to escape the world that is a slave to the time that makes things fall apart. I have never played these games to occupy my world.
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I don't have a telephone. If I had a lot of money, I wouldn't have one.
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We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.
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I was the hallway clown in high school.
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They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood.
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The textile industry became a huge deal in 19th century America, kind of like the tech industry is today. And that immigrant tradition continues, especially in tech, America's most dominant and dynamic industry today.
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One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.
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The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship.
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The only time people get pressured into doing reunions to make more money is when the current lineup is underperforming. And by bringing back the other guy, it increases their draw.
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For most of my life, I have eaten to deal with stress.
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Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
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Hip-hop is such a disposable art form from a business standpoint. It never treats its artists as art; it never treats its product as art.
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Naked dudes are inherently funny.
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In the sequence where I am burned at the stake, everything was so casual and hazardous that the bottom of my dress caught fire, and the grips became hysterical as they tried to pull me off the stake.
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Architecture is particularly difficult for women; there's no reason for it to be. I don't want to blame men or society, but I think it was for a long time, the clients were men, the building industry is all male.
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I don't believe in God. I do believe in Judaism. I believe in ethics, morals.
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As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations.
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When I was younger, I used to look at movie stars with pencil-thin noses and think about a nose job. I've got a grown-up baby nose; it's not chiseled and structured. Then I saw how beautiful Audrey Tatou was in 'Amelie' and thought, 'She's got a nose like mine, and if she can have a baby nose, so can I.'
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You can be very independent, but admit to wanting somebody close to you and that's what me and my wife have. We don't need each other but we want to be with each other and I think it's important to educate the kids with that.
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I was an emotional basket case.
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Becoming an actress takes a lot longer than being a star. I don't want to be a star. I want to be an actress. I want to build a career.
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Quiet the mind and the soul will speak.
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Usually, it is not difficult to change from indoors to outdoors.
