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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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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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Genuine expressions of emotion rarely persist longer than five seconds and almost never longer than 10. A fixed smile is likely to conceal anger, anxiety, or some other negative emotion.
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When Lincoln ran into trouble during the Civil War, he got new generals. He brought in Grant. I hope that President Obama will bring in some new generals on the financial front.
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We always have so much fun in the office.
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I got a scholarship to Seattle University and I was writing arrangements for singers and everybody. But the music course was too dry and I really wanted to get away from home.
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There's a social piece to what's going on in the Sugarland world, but we've never been a band that's political, and I maintain that.
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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.
