Esther Williams Quotes
Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.
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I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
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I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
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Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.
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I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was really interested in the theory of what acting can be and what it's about. It's all about living in the moment and kind of being present, which is something that at that time in my life I really wanted to explore.
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If you're going to do something that's going to cause offence to people, you're always going to get a reaction.
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There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.
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I'm getting rid of this idea that you want people to like you. I'm making decisions on what feels right to me. To act in a more carnal way. That's my challenge.
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I was held in the Mazra Tora Prison for my role as leader of the pan-Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alexandria.
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I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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I believe in the American Dream because I have lived the American Dream.
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I do what I can do to help my defense.
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There is a certain aesthetic pleasure in trying to imagine the unimaginable and failing, if you are a reader.
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I've always been a dreamer.
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No study is possible on the battlefield.
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These modern productions are all very well, But there's nothing to equal, from what I hear tell, That moment of mystery When I made history As Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell.
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The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life.
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(We are) the herpes of American cinema (because) we aren't going anywhere...
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If you look at these bands like The Beatles, they did something that was new for that time, whether it was shocking or just a new direction that they were going.
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It gets so boring at home. After all, how many reruns of Abbott and Costello movies can a guy watch on television?
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My mother was an English teacher who decided to become a math teacher, and she used me as a guinea pig at home. My father had been a math teacher and then went to work at a steel mill because, frankly, he could make more money doing that.
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I grew up in a family that despised not only communism but collectivism, socialism, and any 'ism' that deprived the individual of his or her natural rights.
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When I grew up, scientists were anti-social people who worked in basements and wore coats and worked with bunson burners, and now they're in our technology every day, and our technology has almost become fashion accessories.
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Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.
