Candace Parker Quotes
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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My introduction to the Madonna Inn came as a young boy when we would take summer vacations to a nearby town. My dad would take us into their gift shop bathroom, which was a huge waterfall that functioned as the men's urinal. So as a kid, this was the most amazing thing I had ever seen.
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I think success is very hard work, so, you know, if you work hard and you have some success, you have to give up something.
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I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
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You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.
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I learned that instead of relying on and imitating American music, there is a better chance for an Asian artist to succeed if he or she follows his or her own culture.
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The thing that makes the great players great, and that separates players from different players is, when you going out there whether being prepared or not, you have to react. And if you're thinking, you're already a step behind.
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I'm always afraid of failing. I have to quiet that fear if I'm going to get up in the morning.
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I'm famous by default. I came out of the womb, and people wanted to know who I was because of my parents.
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I like having a smaller family. I think the more people you have in the family, the more people there are to have problems with.
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The thing is, any time anyone invades anyone on stage, the invader always looks really bad no matter what point they're proving - obviously that applies to myself too.
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By and large my relations with the US were good.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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In the country, it feels like you don't have control over nature anymore - nature is in control of you.
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But I started it when I was going through a transitional time in my life. At the end of it, it really sort of symbolized it. I had made room to change, and room to grow. I recorded it in a little room.
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We are God's creation, and we have a responsibility to keep ourselves at our best.
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They always say, 'Time heals.' But it really doesn't. You just get used to it. I live life with the mentality of 'OK, I lost the only thing that has ever been important to me.' So going forward, anything bad that happens can't be nearly as bad as what happened before.
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You'll never see me with a precision flick of eyeliner. Messy eyeliner became my thing by accident rather than design. If you can't get it straight, then just work it in around your eyes.
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Contrary to what you think, your company will be a lot more productive if you refuse to tolerate competition among your employees.
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I've always wanted to be Batman, but I don't naturally tend towards Batman. I tend towards Robin, but I did get to play Superman.
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I've been in this business a long time, and I'm very clear on what is real and what is fleeting.
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I research every possible bit of information I can find. Then I use about a tenth of it. But I have to know all the information first; otherwise, I'm not going to convince myself, and if I can't convince myself, then I'm not going to convince the reader.
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I think it's great that young girls have the WNBA to look up to now.
