Gabriel Medina Quotes
That was my dream, to compete against the best surfers in the best waves. But as a kid, it all seemed so unattainable. It was this big dream, but deep down I never thought it could really happen. But my parents always believed I could do it, and they helped me get through all the stages and take all the right steps.
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The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.
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We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.
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For me, it is very important to control a situation in defence. You can always score goals, but you have to add stability in the defence.
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I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.
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I firmly believe that any good journalist must essentially be temperamentally an outsider. I don't think full sense of belonging and security is conducive to creativity.
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I've stopped caring about skeptics, but if they libel or defame me they will end up in court.
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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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When we begin to desire a thing, to yearn for it with all our hearts, we begin to establish relationship with it in proportion to the strength and persistency of our longing and intelligent effort to realize it.
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As a mom, you do what you have to do without even thinking about it.
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I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Once computers can program, they basically take over technological progress because already, today, the majority of technological progress is run by software, by programming.
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A good actor always sets you straight. If you've written a false moment and thought it was probably pretty great, the actor's gonna show you when he gets to that moment. They're the great test of the validity of the material.
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I don't know how much the other fighters make. But I need to tell you that, for myself, money is not the first consideration.
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The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.
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Movies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies.
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Movies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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What you do comes from what you think.
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For me, life has either been a wake or a wedding.
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When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power.
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The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.
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There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all.
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That was my dream, to compete against the best surfers in the best waves. But as a kid, it all seemed so unattainable. It was this big dream, but deep down I never thought it could really happen. But my parents always believed I could do it, and they helped me get through all the stages and take all the right steps.
