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.
Dana Carvey
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I can't solve the poverty problem, but there are things you can do to mitigate its effects on kids.
Sal Albanese
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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.
Kajol
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With great ideas come great changes. Bitcoin's that.
Cameron Winklevoss
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The truth is I love musical theater and always have.
Idina Menzel
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It's every boy's dream to play a superhero.
Sam Heughan
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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.
Gail Sheehy
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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.
Saffron Aldridge
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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.
Saint Teresa of Avila
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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.
Nancy A. Collins
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I want to be in New York. It's the place to be.
Mandy Moore
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Princes are like to heavenly bodies, which cause good or evil times; and which have much veneration, but no rest.
Prince
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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.
Andrea Dworkin
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A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange.... Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.
Aristotle
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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.
Matthew Desmond
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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.
Anderson Silva
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I am definitely trying not to take films that are mostly about dude problems, not because I don't think they're worthy problems, but there are a lot of people who will take those.
Constance Wu
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I have emotional strings that tie me to Europe.
Jacqueline Bisset
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I am beautiful, famous and gorgeous.
Anna Kournikova
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In the 123rd minute of the semifinal game at the Olympics against Canada, I scored the game-winning goal that brought us to the finals. You can't replicate those do-or-die moments in practice or a friendly game.
Alex Morgan
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I've been asked for years to do a reality show. One of my criteria is that I would be given the opportunity to show a strong family unit.
Kim Fields
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It was one of those nights One of those nights When you feel the world stop turning You were standing there There was music in the air I should have been away But I knew I had to stay
Jeff Lynne Electric Light Orchestra
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When you are unable to control your feelings. Tears show how genuine your emotions are.
Sahir Ludhianvi
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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.
Michael Johnson