Cathy Freeman Quotes
The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay all over the world.
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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We've got our football where no one wears anything and the guys are in little shorts and they beat the crap out of each other, and they can catch it and they can kick it, and it's the only place it's played in the world.
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One of my strengths is connecting with the players.
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Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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You have to shelve a lot of your inspiration. There's only so much you can do with one record.
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To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
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The Washingtonian said it shouldn't be built. The gallery's East Building is now considered a triumph, and members of the American Association of Architects have voted it one of the best buildings of all time.
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You can't propel a nation to move forward if all you are doing is taking something from them.
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I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
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Capitalism is war; socialism is peace.
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God has just given me such an amazing journey and able to play; it's been so much fun. I'm having a blast!
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Looks, health and elegance are what counts. Someone can look wonderful in a sweatsuit.
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I'm sure it's why I'm such an odd duck in my feminist generation, because I've always been equally fair to men.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day you're off it.
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I'm not in this sport to take punishment.
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War of aggression, war which does not imply defense of one's country, is a collective crime.
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I sing a little bit. I got a guitar for my 16th birthday.
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Maintaining boundaries is hard. That's why I strongly prefer the physical separation of work and home.
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My own proposals for reform in academia include the abolition of all literary conferences and the replacement of women's studies with sex studies, based on the rigorous study of world history, anthropology, psychology, and science. Today, in politically correct America, questions of quality, learning, and intellectual distinction are out of style.
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I do not want to pour out my heart to the world. I am cautious of what I say and to whom.
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Cinema has become my life. I don't mean a parallel world, I mean my life itself. I sometimes have the impression that the daily reality is simply there to provide material for my next film.
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The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay all over the world.
