Yuan Yuan Tan Quotes
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I don't avoid anything. In my songs I just choose to talk about certain things, and so yeah, there are some aspects of my character and personality that don't come out.
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I'm glad I went through all the normal teenage dramas that a lot of people go through. I can really relate to 'Secret Life' because I witnessed those similar struggles.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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It was in India that I started my acting career, courtesy of my parents, long before I set foot on stage in England. They headed a company of travelling players performing Shakespeare up and down the land.
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Not a lot of people would think that I spent most of my early years totally rebelling against anything I could, getting suspended from school, going on demonstrations.
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A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.
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I loved her. I still love her, though I curse her in my sleep, so nearly one are love and hate, the two most powerful and devasting emotions that control man, nations, life.
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In my day, I wasn't the best footballer, but I was the best goalscorer for two or three years.
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Judea and Samaria can be a place of refuge for the nation.
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I believe to have been one of the rare drivers to have returned to Ferrari.
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There was nothing about 'The Killing' that patronized its audience, and it was quite slow and detailed, all of the things which, for a long time, people had been nervous of making.
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There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time as come.
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This is God's world, not Satan's. Christians are the lawful heirs, not non-Christians.
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Every song, the title dictates the architecture of the song.
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I did not enter the industry to create a certain image. People happened to see me as the friend/sister/daughter next door. I like that association very much. It's close to what I am in real life. As for films, I just focus on the job.
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No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
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My father is a businessman, and my mother is a schoolteacher.
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When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
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I do not deny my German identity. But I also feel Swiss. Of my eight great-grandparents, seven were born Swiss. I have been living in Switzerland for more than 50 years.
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I feel like with every performance that I see, I get better because I've always thought - while I'm watching people perform - of what I would do.
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Once your body is in workout-mode, a few days off won't hurt. Muscle memory is magical. If you work out consistently, you can afford to miss a few sessions and your body will gladly pick up where you left off.
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I want more muscles! I go to the gym three or four times a week with a personal trainer. I can afford that now. I can't put on weight though, no matter how much I eat.
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Questions don't easily die within me until they're answered, and so being able to write a song and put words to complex feelings is part of my process of understanding and letting go of things.
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My workout is ballet class and rehearsal - I've never belonged to a gym.
