Catherine the Great Quotes
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My sisters used to learn dance, and I used to stand behind them and dance. So my guruji suggested that I also learn, as I seemed interested. I started learning at the age of three and was always on stage for something or the other. My mother is proud of me, and clearly my artistic bent comes from her.
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I'm from Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, if you say, 'I'm dangerous', you'd better be dangerous.
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When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back.
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In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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I'm not religious, so theres no church on Sunday.
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I've been noticing gravity since I was very young.
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Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction.
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I've got a bunch of books... I rely on funny books and movies to cheer me up. Oh, but I must say, I do have the world's most perfect husband, so a cuddle from him always cheers me up. He's a good guy.
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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
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Your neighbors will be envious of your 3D printer - and if they're not, just print new neighbors. Design them so they'll like to bring you pies, maybe, or want to do your yard work for you.
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You have to stay alert. You've got to keep raising your game.
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Attack politics costs us dearly in terms of insight into the candidates. In a presidential campaign, the focus is so tight that the politicians are afraid to say anything that hasn't been scripted.
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Give yourself more opportunities for privacy, when you are not bombarded with duties and obligations. Privacy is not a rejection of those you love; it is your deserved respite for recharging your batteries.
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People who know me, they know I have a sense of humor, I'm a bit of a joker, a bit of a clown really, and I would love someone to exploit that side of me and send me a romantic comedy.
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Marriage is something I'd recommend everyone to try, if you find the right person, of course.
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What happened in the past can help you know what's going to happen in the future. That insight brings a next level of intelligence not just to sales and marketing but to ERP, where you can save more money in procurement or figure out whether the people you recruit are going to be successful in your organization.
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I don't think you can come into your wisdom until you have made mistakes on your own skin and felt them in reality of your own life.
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Sometimes people say that coach is a winner, but everyone wants to win. You must know how to behave in victory and in defeat, to look after what is our sport, football.
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I know 'Vikings' isn't really based in magic, but it goes back to Old World spirituality and different religions, and a lot of voodoo.
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I no longer worry whether a painting is about something or not. I am only concerned with the expectation, from a flat surface, of an illusion.
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I'm thankful for every moment.
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Don't worry about things you cannot alter
