Ricky Ponting Quotes
I want to be a dad, first and foremost. I want to be a good father. I've spent so much of my life on the move and travelling around the world that just to set up a home for my family and be a good dad is something that motivates me.
Quotes to Explore
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Binge viewing has been around since DVD box sets.
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Feminism remains something that needs to be explained to people.
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I'm potentially worth a lot of money, but I've got to go and make something that's worth a lot of money.
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Womanhood is something you don't consider until it hits you.
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There's never any pressure on the music having to be something.
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Fame hasn't really affected me. I have a really close knit group around me, and my sister is always with me, so it's like a bit of a travelling circus.
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There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.
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Music is really something that makes people whole.
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It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something.
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I always wanted to do something completely different.
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For nighttime or for an event, I'm all about the nice heel. Something that's still walkable but definitely very elegant.
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I'm really not a journalist, and I don't do a ton of newsy pieces. Occasionally I'll write about something that's going on recently, but I really don't do a ton of stuff that's tied to current events.
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I have been known to go to the grocery store and just buy pepperoni. There's just something fantastic about salty, fatty meats.
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If I have to degrade myself or do something that I'm not willing to do as a Christian to get something, I'm just not willing to do it.
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People around me called me an idol, so that's what I was.
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Whenever I write something, I always want to make sure that what I write is defensible.
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If I see something dirty or untidy, I have to clean it up.
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There is something glamorous to me in taking a bit of a beating and keeping on going.
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A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but through an act of will and love on the part of other people.
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Comfort and indolence are cronies.
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If a superhero knocks over a building, and there are 5,000 people in the building that we can presume are now dead, does it matter? Because they're not people we know. But if one dog we like gets run over by a car, it's the worst thing we've ever seen. I totally understand where that visceral reaction comes from. I have that same reaction.
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It is better to have a relationship with someone who cheats on you than with someone who does not flush the toilet.
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All genuine learning is active, not passive. It involves the use of the mind, not just the memory. It is a process of discovery, in which the student is the main agent, not the teacher.
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I want to be a dad, first and foremost. I want to be a good father. I've spent so much of my life on the move and travelling around the world that just to set up a home for my family and be a good dad is something that motivates me.
