Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quotes
As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impactful. But for me, I try to keep everything in perspective and stay humble.
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The next phase of the journey is to move from speculation to actual use cases - people getting into Bitcoin because they want to use it.
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Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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It's kind of amazing that people will travel because of a book. I admire that.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people.
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I went to the studio of Fischli Weiss, and it was magical. I thought: 'This is what I want to do with my life; I want to work with artists and be useful to them.' I was magnetically attracted.
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This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
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There is a fundamental notion at the core of American identity that, in this country, any little boy or girl can grow up to be president.
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With any kind of mean girl, or anyone who bullies anyone, there's always a reason for it. There is that sadness in them or insecurity that makes them feel like they need to act out or hurt other people.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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Story and plot, not historical facts, are the engine of a novel, but I was committed to working through the grain of actual history and coming to something, an overall effect, which approximated truth.
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I read autobiographies because there is too much fiction in my life.
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History is fickle. We know that. The good and bad come around and go around, and go around again. There are recessions and depressions and economic boom and bust.
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As a person, to inspire some young girls and give them something to look at and give them something to play for, I think is such a great position to be in. I'm glad that I can follow all of the great Korean players' footsteps.
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Vinyl is the real deal. I've always felt like, until you buy the vinyl record, you don't really own the album. And it's not just me or a little pet thing or some kind of retro romantic thing from the past. It is still alive.
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I've always felt that children are the flowers of our future.
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I think if I'd ever had any skeletons in the closet, they'd have been out a long time ago.
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They're making so few movies that you really just have to make it. It's going to be the only way you end up getting work. I don't believe anyone's going to really go out on a limb and just throw millions of dollars on someone that's not been proven. They're going to have to show somebody something at some point.
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Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.
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If you are not physical in rugby, you may as well be playing volleyball or curling.
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I don't like to go in places where women talk and gossip. The atmosphere I don't like, even though you can sometimes meet nice people. For me, it's a waste of time.
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As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impactful. But for me, I try to keep everything in perspective and stay humble.
