Laird Hamilton Quotes
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I've been told I sold 110m albums and singles. If that's the case, I should've come here in a space rocket.
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Being spontaneous is a blessing.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from it. I think you can absolutely do that. It's more about hair colour and complexion.
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I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.
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The year I turned 16, I spent the weeks before Christmas dropping hints to my parents about how much I wanted - no, needed - my own transportation.
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Business is all about risk taking and managing uncertainties and turbulence.
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In the case of the cashew, someone, somewhere, a long time ago determined that it had to be roasted. The cashew was once nicknamed the blister nut, because if you try to eat it raw from the tree, your mouth pays the price. The cashew is not a nut, however; it's a seed.
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When I was 17 years old, Frank DiLeo saw my very first music video and flew to my hometown of Las Vegas to meet with my family and me. Frank told my dad, 'I am coming out of retirement to manage one last big act: Manika.'
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So often, women are there just to be looked at and be objectified for the titillation of the male audience.
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I've tried to lead a progressive, activist government.
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I don't enjoy traveling in America. I don't like the food, the cars. It is not exotic enough. It all tastes a bit like airline food.
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I'm not a feminist that hates men by any means.
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I've noticed that the more I open up, the more I learn.
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I don't bring expectations to any of my books. I don't tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.
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I always root for the defense.
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Human beings are the only animals who have the capacity to envisage something that is not present or something that does not yet exist but which is merely possible. The imagination has thus been the cause of our major achievements in science and technology as well as in art and religion.
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Children without access to quality early education programs start kindergarten with an 18-month disadvantage, and that gap continues to widen. By the time they are in fourth grade, many cannot do math or read at grade level.
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Most of my friends are male. And I've known some of them to literally go through mental breakdowns and still not talk about how they feel. Except to me. My shoulders are sodden with the tears of men.
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History is exciting because it's true.
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Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
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The highest heels I do are six-inch heels - but mostly only dancers can wear them, since they are used to being on point in ballet shoes.
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I can dance. I like hip hop and stuff and jazz movements, but I'm horrible in ballet. I tried.
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I need a big wave to really excel. The smaller stuff is a bit like...ballet for me.
