Cathy Freeman Quotes
I've had my fair share of being dismissed. But I'm only about to turn 30. And when I finish running, I'm going to be a dangerous woman.
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I'm not going to tell the Palestinians how to arrange themselves. If they want to have their own entity and their own parliament as they do today, that's fine. If they want to connect to Jordan, which has a very big Palestinian population, and vote in the Jordanian government, that's fine.
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I don't think it's in any way harmful, this marriage of media and politicians. I think it enhances the communications process considerably and makes it possible for the public to be far more aware, far more up-to-date on issues and the opposite sides of the issues.
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I'd definitely be up for 'EastEnders.' Just the same as I would if 'Coronation Street' was offered. Either way, it would be like going back to my roots.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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My parents were ordinary people; we lived in a small apartment.
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The people suffering most from the Taliban were Afghans.
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I was fortunate to have a grandfather who was an optometrist. Vision therapy was something that we routinely did to strengthen our eyes and give us better focus. I was fortunate that he could teach me techniques that are still paying dividends for me to this day.
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I'm a sensualist. My two main indulgences are dark chocolate and massages.
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I had a holiday job in a kitchen, but I think we'll draw a polite veil over that. There was nothing joyous or creative about it. And none of this helped my studies.
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It's an interesting but useless bit of information that every single character in 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' wears a wig, and many of them wears a prosthetic - false ears, feet, hands. In my case, nose.
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I think I can try the film world out for a while.
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Delays in granting of justice very often reduce the speed with which investment could be undertaken, discouraging investors.
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It doesn't make sense to argue about how much global warming is caused by man - whether it's 5 percent or 50 percent.
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I don't like watching shows where all of a sudden you're like, what happened? They shot the last season in Las Vegas?
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Up until the last minute, it was art and drawing for me. That was the first real and natural thing I thought I was good at and loved to do. But I developed a similar kind of love for music.
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I hate the idea of any kid missing out on the magic of reading.
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The Hulk has an awesome superpower. He turns into this giant monster that can eliminate several dudes at once.
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I'm pro-life. I'm pro-gun. I'm pro-family. And I'm pro-business.
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In the full light of day, I don't want to think about the sunset.
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When in sickness, look to the spine first.
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There's no sense in improving your marriage until you are secure with God.
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I think that there are empty ecological niches in the literary landscape crying to be filled and when a book more or less fills a niche it's seized on, even when it's a far from perfect fit.
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Sometimes the fans want it both ways, of course. They want to feel like they're influencing the show, and at the same time, they want to think that showrunners have the story all mapped out in our brains. But it can't be both. In truth, we were usually far ahead of the fan feedback.
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I've had my fair share of being dismissed. But I'm only about to turn 30. And when I finish running, I'm going to be a dangerous woman.
