Carl Lewis Quotes
I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
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All over the world, people are looking at India and saying 'wow', and that's because we have begun to say 'wow' ourselves.
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I was just a kid, but I was a rotten kid.
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I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it.
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As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.
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I have my team. Like if you see everyone around me - I have my hair and makeup girl, my assistant. They're very calm, they're all about positive energy. There're no drama queens. Everyone wants everyone else to have a positive experience. There are no agendas. I think it creates a healthy environment and there are no boundaries to cross.
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Researchers looked at news programs on major broadcast and cable networks between 2008 and 2012 and found that of those labeled as domestic terrorists, 81% were identifiable as Muslims - this despite the fact that FBI reports from the period studied revealed that only 6% of domestic terrorist suspects were Muslim.
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The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true.
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The idea of a news broadcast once was to find someone with information and broadcast it. The idea now is to find someone with ignorance and spread it around.
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Historically, San Franciscans have not valued street trees as much as other communities have.
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Americans are more likely to watch a film in their own language. For the rest of the world, it doesn't matter so much.
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There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.
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When you start losing market share, it's really tough to gain it back; you need the product portfolio and presence in many markets.
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You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected official's office and protesting.
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Baking is my pastime. I just love creating things. But it's not what I want to do for a living. Acting is what I want to do.
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Someone once told me I looked good in red, so I bought every piece of clothing in red and bright-red lipstick. I had huge hair, as big as I could tease it and spray it.
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India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.
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I don't really have a type. I don't want to be a cliche. But personality is a big thing for me. You can find cute guys all over. But he's got to have some sort of sense of humor, which is so hard to find in a guy. He's got to be a bit smart.
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I've always been interested in the camera and the effects of it - that's what drew me to film in the first place.
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What I support is moving Medicaid to block grants so that the states can drive that process.
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Here in America, just as we see such incredible progress happening in one state, we see another state passing absolutely disgusting and oppressive laws against the rights of all sorts of people - transgender people, gay people, women.
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I love Michelle Williams. I think she's extraordinary. I was such a fan of 'Blue Valentine,' and I heard stories about how Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams worked on that. They lived together for a period of time as rehearsal. From nine in the morning to five at night, living in a space together. The work is really awe-inspiring.
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Ambiguity lurks in generality and may thus become an instrument of severity.
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I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
