Michael Johnson Quotes
Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.

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Definitely for me, my personality, having children was a definite sea change. I found it very, very hard to balance show business and being a dad. The narcissism of show business and the complete, total focus of it was very difficult.
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I can't solve the poverty problem, but there are things you can do to mitigate its effects on kids.
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That's what the sari is about. Everything is covered, yet a peep of an ankle can be a turn on for men.
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With great ideas come great changes. Bitcoin's that.
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The truth is I love musical theater and always have.
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It's every boy's dream to play a superhero.
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Like everyone else in the first weeks after the tragedy of 9/11, I was looking frantically for some way to help.
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I was working in Camden Lock market from the age of 13 to 16, and people often suggested that I should be a model. I knew a girl working on a stall who was with Take Two model agency, so I decided to go along, and they took me on.
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The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or not, but simply saying the first thing that comes to mind from being learnt by rote by frequent repetition - cannot be called prayer: God grant that no Christian may address Him in this manner.
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Horror serves a cathartic role in human society, all throughout the world. It is a way of confronting the darkness, both within and without.
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I want to be in New York. It's the place to be.
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Princes are like to heavenly bodies, which cause good or evil times; and which have much veneration, but no rest.
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Pornography is used in rape - to plan it, to execute it, to choreograph it, to engender the excitement to commit the act.
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Eviction comes with a record. Just like a criminal record can hurt you in the jobs market, eviction can hurt you in the housing market. A lot of landlords turn folks away who have an eviction, and a lot of public housing authorities do the same.
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I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.
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I have emotional strings that tie me to Europe.
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I am not very good at expressing myself in a simple way so it can create mis-understandings and I hate that.
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I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and that it will demonstrate a high capacity for civil service.
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I always tell people, 'The music's free. I get paid to travel.'
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The bright incarnate spirit of the Morn.
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When it comes to racial issues, I'm very passionate about young girls just loving who they are in their own skin. Because I remember going to an all-white school and being the only black girl in an all-white school, think - looking around me, thinking there's no one else here that looks like me.
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I count this thing to be grandly true: That a noble deed is a step toward God-- Lifting the soul from the common clod To a purer air and a broader view.
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Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.