Oksana Baiul Quotes
I took some time off to enjoy my life, but figure skating is something I love and something I will continue doing for the rest of my life.
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When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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When you look at the light bulb above you, you remember Thomas Alva Edison. When the telephone bell rings, you remember Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. When you see the blue sky, you think of Sir C.V. Raman.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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I have this first album that sells more than 100,000 copies in its first week, debuts at number two, goes gold, the single goes platinum, we're doing Madison Square Garden.
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Dancing has always been a passion of mine.
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As a woman, I've learned that having a uniform of your staples or setting your look and saying what distinguishes you - like red lips or hair or whatever - leaves so much time for the rest of the day.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there.
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The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
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Showbiz can be cruel.
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In 70s America, protest used to be very effective, but in subsequent decades municipalities have sneakily created a web of 'overpermiticisation' - requirements that were designed to stifle freedom of assembly and the right to petition government for redress of grievances, both of which are part of our first amendment.
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Those shows I did with Queen were pretty surreal. I was really excited and super-flattered, but intimidated at the same time.
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My mother has been my mentor in my life. The number one attribute was discipline. To be on time to school, never miss a day at school, and then checking out homework and making sure I was doing it correctly and signing me up for lots of activities, extra tests and classes.
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I was always pretty decent at fast stick work or doing stuff that seems impressive that's not really; I was pretty tasteful and had good ideas musically. But I had a terrible sense of tempo, which is like being a blind painter.
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He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest.
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Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.
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We citizens don't need to know every detail of every military operation in this new kind of war. Nor should the media tell us and hence our enemy.
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I spent some time, six months or so, ruminating about the characters before I sat down to write 'Faith'.
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Why are you messing with the fantasy? We know about the reality. Don't ruin the fantasy, OK?
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I took some time off to enjoy my life, but figure skating is something I love and something I will continue doing for the rest of my life.
