Victoria Pendleton Quotes
I used to have a rant all the time when things went wrong, at everybody around me, because you just have to get the frustration out.
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Not only is self-regulation largely a fantasy, but repeated scandals across multiple industries have proved that companies are fundamentally incapable of self-regulating for the greater good.
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My parents never pushed me to ski race. It was my choice and something I really wanted to do. I would have rebelled if they had pushed me, and I wouldn't have had the same passion.
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M.G.M. never really gave me a break. They loaned me out for leading roles but cast me in programme pictures.
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I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.
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I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big raver, too, so anything dance. I love ambient music like Tunng. I love acoustic and classical, too.
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It's like everybody is shooting something, and everybody's a filmmaker; everybody can shoot a cat video and post it. So the big thing now is - for people that have talent and have something to say, and are creative, and are capable of making something good - is how do they get attention to it?
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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I don't think at Pixar we'd ever make something that was too scary for general audiences.
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The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.
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I love people who break boundaries and always create something new and fresh.
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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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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.
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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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One element of Madonna's career that really takes center stage is how many times she's reinvented herself. It's easier to stay in one look, one comfort zone, one musical style. It's inspiring to see someone whose only predictable quality is being unpredictable.
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I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.
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My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.
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'Friendly fascism,' says Sadeq. 'It matters not, whosoever is in charge. I could tell you tales from my parents, of growing up with a revolution. To never harbor self-doubt is poison for the soul, and these aliens want to inflict their certainties upon us.'
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Don’t buy into the idea that women aren’t strong enough to do anything they want on their own.
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I miss doing a series, but I don't want to do a series for a series' sake.
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We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.
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I used to have a rant all the time when things went wrong, at everybody around me, because you just have to get the frustration out.
