Monica Seles Quotes
People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I don't know - was it talent or hard work? Who knows?
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I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.
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What I found particularly fascinating and satisfying about the Hindu tradition was its spirit of inclusiveness. In Sanatan Dharma, or what is commonly called Hinduism, I discovered the basic truths of all religions in a way that the oneness of God and religion is comprehensively understood.
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We don't worry about the integrity of our game. I'm more focused on the atmosphere in the arena, and that's something we're comfortable with going forward.
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When it gets down to it you just have to act.
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The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
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Nobody's gonna care about your stuff the way you do.
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'Transformers' gives people the ability to relax and rest for three hours. That's a substantial amount of time, given how plugged in to our devices we are. People don't give themselves enough time to sit down. They're no longer comfortable with themselves.
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We're not curing cancer, people. I wish we were, but we're not. It's entertainment.
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Botox should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen. Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?
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There's almost a T-shirt feeling to wearing my evening dresses.
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I regret the whole worlds that will never come into existence, the children, the grandchildren, all the human possibilities that never were and never will be.
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I do not need the idea of God to explain the world I live in.
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'Don’t judge yourself,' he said. 'None of us are ever good at it.'
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I was in the death struggle with self: God and Satan fought for my soul those three long hours. God conquered - now I have only one doubt left - which of the twain was God?
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You are right to demand that an artist engage his work consciously, but you confuse two different things: solving the problem and correctly posing the question.
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I think you have to realize that most ancient warfare is really kind of hit and run, honestly. You go and you bash down the walls of some enemy 50 miles away and you take some slaves, you take some cattle, probably a bit of cash too, and then you say goodbye and go home and you probably do the same thing next year - or try to, or they do it to you.
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People have a tendency to blame politicians when things don't work, but as I always tell people, you get the politicians you deserve. And if you don't vote and you don't pay attention, you'll get policies that don't reflect your interest.
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As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies.
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Democracy is a request from a War Board, in the middle of a morning in the middle of a war, wanting to know what democracy is.
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Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living.
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The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
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People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I don't know - was it talent or hard work? Who knows?
