Laura Dekker Quotes
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May He who holds in his hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
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I am happy with all the films I've done. I have not become the victim of an image. I have managed to do different roles, and I am proud of that.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the fact that India is a functioning democracy committed to the rule of law. Our system is slow to move but I'm confident that once decisions are taken they are going to be far more durable.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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It was a matter of survival for the local people, but it was the most violent scene I have ever witnessed. The people in my group, feeling helpless, were all spellbound and aghast at the same time. I became a vegetarian shortly after that.
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We need to think of chronic disease, hypertension, cancer, like H1N1. In fact, there's an epidemic of chronic disease.
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The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.
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Constant togetherness is fine - but only for Siamese twins.
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I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.
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I was real into Devo, Pavement, Captain Beefheart, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
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So, it's like: I'm an OK singer; I'm an OK guitar player and you put them together and... it's just OK.
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For writers and artists, it's always a balancing act between wanting to be the center of attention and wanting to be invisible and watch what's going on.
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I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true.
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When we shot 'The Lord of the Rings,' we had special permission to film in wild areas of New Zealand that could be accessed only by helicopter. They would drop us off and we would work all day, and they'd pick us up and take us out again.
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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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I've never been this loud personality. I don't dominate the room when I walk into it. I save that for stage.
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The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions.
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Safety on our highways has improved significantly, with the help of the Legislature and the media.
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We're losing a species every few seconds. We cannot put them back. If we change our mind and say, 'Oops, we made a mistake' - it's too late. This is the world we live with.
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Since I was 10 years old, I knew I wanted to sail around the world.
