Caster Semenya Quotes
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I am very much a girly girl as well as being this tough, athletic fighter. I grew up a tomboy. I got my first four wheeler when I was eight. I got my first dirt bike shortly after. So, I have a lot of these manly qualities, I guess you would say. But, I also like to go get dressed up every weekend.
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Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new.
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I'm less crazy and unhappy when I'm writing.
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I had an Indiana Jones fedora that I loved. I don't know what happened to it. I don't know where it went. Wish I had it back. Whoever's got it, you suck.
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I can go back to Egypt anytime I want. Can I leave Egypt anytime I want? I think I can. I think I can.
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The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
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A dead end street is a good place to turn around.
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I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
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Politics and ethics belong to different worlds.
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Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.
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It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
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Wear comfortable clothes when you fly; my preference is T-shirt and jeans.
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If I can hit the ball the way I want to hit it on the range, I'd rather do that than play golf. I just love the feeling of hitting good golf shots.
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I can't stop people from writing imaginative stories about me entering politics.
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I like seeing advanced acrobatics, but I also like to see more than tumbling. It's important to combine the artistry of gymnastics with the tough skills. It's called artistic gymnastics. We should stand by the name.
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My parents were atheists, strong atheists. I never got the answer 'God.'
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The lesson of Pearl Harbor ought never to be forgotten, and of course the motto that came from that, 69 years ago, the war which my dad fought, was 'Remember Pearl Harbor, never again.' We need to keep that to mind.
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I have a general sense of mission, and I intuitively know when something is influencing that mission. I think this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Doors keep opening. In the end, it's the best use of my skills. I've finally consented to the idea that I'm an artist.
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But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.
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You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.
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Why did the earthquake and tsunami occur in Japan? Was it the act of an angry God? No, it was the result of the movement and collision of the earth's tectonic plates - a process driven by the earth's need to regulate its own internal temperature. Without the process that creates earthquake, our planet could not sustain life.
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When anyone recognizes you on the street, they are always very nice and genuine and excited to meet you.
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If I'm at my best, I feel I must win gold all the time.
