Cathy Freeman Quotes
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Long after the bomb falls and you and your good deeds are gone, cockroaches will still be here, prowling the streets like armored cars.
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now, that's what I do for a living.
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One thing a lot of people don't know about Fun. was that the three of us all came from 10 years of touring with our own projects. That's how we met, actually.
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I really think that it's disgusting that Paris is the only place where it is illegal for paps to follow you around. It actually took someone losing their life - Diana, an inspirational woman - and then it changed, but they still won't change it in London! It's horrible!
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I'd rather see you drink a glass of wine than a glass of milk. So many people drink Coca-Cola and all these soft drinks with sugar. Some of these drinks have 8 or 9 teaspoons of sugar in them What's the good of living if you can't have the things that give a little enjoyment?
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I don't golf. I've never golfed. I will never golf.
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No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.
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I think one of the things about being a good coach is to recognise when you have given all that you can. In fact there should be some sort of unspoken law that says that a coach cannot have anyone for three or four years - if you have not passed on most of the stuff you know in that time, then you are not doing a good job.
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Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.
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I have a strong emotional respect for Steve.
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The X Games have done night and day for snowboarding and action sports.
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Hope! of all ills that men endure, the only cheap and universal cure.
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If I could write the perfect novella I would die happy.
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They never ask the celebrities why they don't wear their own clothes on the red carpet.
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I have a speech impediment because I slur a lot, and they even make fun of me on 'Cougar Town' because there's certain word combinations that I just can't say.
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I never wanted to get out of a place as much as I did to get out of the presidency.
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I feel like I personally have been lucky.
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If British troops are committed to action, then the nation will, of course, support them. Their courage and skill is not in doubt.
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I just count myself really lucky to have a career that I love and that continues to pay my rent.
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I'm not sure if being known opened or closed doors for me.
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What I increasingly felt, in marriage and in motherhood, was that to live as a woman and to live as a feminist were two different and possibly irreconcilable things.
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I'm so lucky. I have such a great support system. All I have to do is run.
