Missy Franklin Quotes
Sometimes when my mom finds a fun article and really wants me to read it, I will. But I prefer to just kind of focus on what I want to do and not really what other people are saying, because I don't want that to affect me too much.
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In my district, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles handle approximately 44 percent of all of the goods delivered to American shores, yet they are in constant need of revenue for facilities, improvements and upgrades to roads and bridges and rails.
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Music seems hard-wired into our very being. It moves us, stirs us to action, sets us in motion, sticks in our memories and minds.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.
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Twitter is all about user experience - the fact that it is so easy, so clean, so unencumbered has won it so many users and fans, for so many different reasons.
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The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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You who speak languages, you are such liars.
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I am still shocking people today, and I don't know why. Is it because I'm a woman talking about sex and men? One magazine said that no one writes sex in the back of a Bentley better than Jackie Collins.
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It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
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I think that England made a very big, historical mistake to allow itself to become the kind of terrorist capital of the world.
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I'm an actor, paid to act. I don't bring personal problems to the sets. Dad taught me that.
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For me, a child means an old-age insurance policy. I have a nurturing quality in me.
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My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance.
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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I've been on a state of high alert since high school. I didn't need 9/11 to remind me that we live on a ball of flame.
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I have an outdoor kitchen at home in Georgia, and I try to never eat inside.
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The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.
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When I give I give myself.
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You can't not be changed by the experience of seeing extreme poverty. You start to want to think about ways in which you can make the world better.
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Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level.
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I'm a big horror fan, but I don't enjoy a lot of gore and watching somebody cut their leg off for five hours. I like the older movies where it draws you into the suspense, that sort of shock and awe.
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Rhyme patterns are nothing without meanings to the words. A lot of rappers can do those flows, but the raps aren't really about anything - which is cool sometimes, but to have the flow and the message is one of my favorite things.
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Sometimes when my mom finds a fun article and really wants me to read it, I will. But I prefer to just kind of focus on what I want to do and not really what other people are saying, because I don't want that to affect me too much.
