Gail Devers Quotes
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I never even held a guitar until I was 23 and living in California, but then loved it. I'm really not an accomplished instrumentalist. Maybe that has something to do with why I write and sing.
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I had nearly finished school because I was making effort not that bad on that. But there was a law in Germany after the war. You could not make your final examination before 18, so lots of people who were late because of the way had to do it first.
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I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised.
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Time is generally the best doctor.
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The Great War was a progressive revelation and disillusionment.
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I have loved Elliott Carter's music for many years.
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On the other hand, all kinds of adventurous schemes to add security checkpoints to subway and bus systems have been circulating since the London attacks. This is nonsense. No one can guaranty 100 percent security.
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My mom and stepdad were strict. I couldn't date; I couldn't go out. And I was a kid who was never good at just taking no for an answer. I needed to understand why. And sometimes they weren't interested in explaining.
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The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.
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When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
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With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's so fresh; I love it!
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Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be a woman is in itself a terrible experience.
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Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.
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People just love to be entertained, and in order to entertain them, you have to do things in a way that they understand.
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Unless they're superhuman, nobody's going to look perfect all the time.
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Fame and fortune are as hard to find as a lightning strike.
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There are still times in my life where I pull back from being totally honest, and I can't imagine a single straight person who would understand that.
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My dad grew up wrestling. He knew Ken Shamrock, and I didn't know who he was at the time. So, he found out that Shamrock was in a gym in Reno, and he wanted me to go try a class with him. I tried it and fell in love the first day. Ken told me that I had potential in this sport, and he's the reason I kept at it.
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You've got to keep your eye on the prize and do what you love to do.
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I'm extremely grateful that I found writing, but it doesn't make it any more peaceful.
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I'd say my happiest moment as an actress came when I learned I'd won the Look Magazine Best Supporting Actress Award for 1956 in The Killing.
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At the end of the day you have to keep emotions away.
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As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library down the street so that the generations served by that library grow up to be adults who contribute not just to their local communities but to the world.
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It's a challenge between me and the hurdle, and the hurdle has always won.
Gail Devers
