Edmund Hillary Quotes
When you go to the mountains, you see them and you admire them. In a sense, they give you a challenge, and you try to express that challenge by climbing them.
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I shouldn't say this, but I always love the sidekicks. I want to do a leading-lady role in a film - absolutely. But I find that a lot of times I get attracted to the sidekick role. They stand out a little more because they're quirkier, they're funnier, they're crazier.
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PLease, do not visualize that we exist above you such as in heaven. The concepts above and below are products of your mind. The soul does not swing upwards. It exists in the center and orients itself in every direction.
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Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
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As an Asian-American actor, I believe it is important to never settle for the status quo. I feel a responsibility to do everything in my power to create positive perceptions of Asian Americans through my work.
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I did enjoy football, but the injury factor for me, you know, I had so many issues. I don't know how long my career would've been.
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Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
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I was a social worker for Baltimore families. Now I'm a social worker building opportunities for families throughout America.
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I went to this one in Ohio, and then I became a counselor there, and it was just the most fun thing. I was so depressed when I came home from camp.
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In many films, as many different characters, I've killed many different people.
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When I got '227' and broke out from the rest of the cast, I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely.
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If people knew how KFC treats its chickens, they'd never eat another drumstick.
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I was always the class clown and got kicked out of class at least once a day for just being a goofball. Not suspended or anything, just sit outside and look at the tree on the bench. I got benched a lot. You keep one foot on the bench and try to get as far away as possible.
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I remember fear and I remember the potential of nuclear war.
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I got into rhythmic gymnastics when I was four years old.
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I have noticed, with much distress, the excessive wartime activity of the investigating bureaus of Congress and the administration, with their impertinent and indecent searching out of the private lives and the past political beliefs of individuals.
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My friend Jerry Falwell was the one who said it, and he was a guest on my show, and it's hard to take the blame for everybody who shows up on your show.
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When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
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Anyone can train to be a gladiator. What marks you out is having the mindset of a champion.
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Midlife is not the time to disenchant ourselves. It's a time to turn on all our magic in full force.
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I’ll try to do anything to win a game.
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I was dancing when I was acting as well. Actors generally dance in performances like in an award function.
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The reading or non-reading a book will never keep down a single petticoat.
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For NASA, space is still a high priority.
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When you go to the mountains, you see them and you admire them. In a sense, they give you a challenge, and you try to express that challenge by climbing them.
