Venus Williams Quotes
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After Brown, I went to Duke, to a Ph.D. program in American literature. My dad's an English professor. After a year there, I was like, 'Jesus. I don't want to do this. I don't want to be in the library.' So I pulled the ripcord, and that was it.
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We need more children raised in the optimum situation, which is between a mom and a dad bonded together for life.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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The reality is that I always envisioned the 'Riddick' franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be many other films to follow.
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I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.
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Smarter is always the answer.
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I love my real mom and dad; I love them both equally.
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I've always been a huge reggae fan.
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As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.
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If my own current husband was suddenly a stay-at-home dad, it would be emasculating. That would be hard for me.
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I always knew I was destined for greatness.
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To vice, innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery.
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When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from.
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One cool thing is because Mom and Dad aren't into the Hollywood scene, they don't read 'US Weekly' or anything like that. They give me space. They don't care. They just want all of their children to be doing something that they love to do and be able to pay their insurance.
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Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.
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I have always looked at my competencies before accepting any responsibility.
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My camps are always ten weeks. That's what makes me comfortable.
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I have to say goodbye to things in order to take on bigger things that I've always wanted to do.
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In the long run, we need to build a leadership force of people. We have a whole strategy around not only providing folks with the foundational experience during their two years with us, but also then accelerating their leadership in ways that is strategic for the broader education reform movement.
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Recognize that dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong, and go out of your way to reward them.
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When I am stressed, my No. 1 reliever is my music.
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What I discovered all over Ireland is that people living simple lives by the sea or in the remote countryside seem a lot calmer than city folk with their iPads and their Android phones.
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Let me tell you something. Nobody goes to jail unless they want to. Unless they make themselves get caught. They don't have things organized.
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I'm always on the court with my dad.
