Olga Korbut Quotes
If there has not been such a thing as gymnastics, I would have had to invent it because I feel at one with the sport.
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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
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I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights.
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Do I want to write a musical? No. I like to do musicals.
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Fundamentally, footballers don't look around a dressing room and think, 'He's a black player... he's Japanese.' They don't think like that. They think, 'He's a good player; he can help. He's not very good.' I'm not trying to defend anyone's actions, but there are going to be isolated incidents because it's an emotive, passionate sport.
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
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An unlimited America was the vision for the nation set forth by our Founding Fathers. It is the vision enshrined in those two great charters of freedom: our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. Many of America's most intractable problems stem from the fact that we have strayed from that vision - and lost direction.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
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If you're in a conversation with me, the last thing I'll probably say when I'm walking away is, 'Thank you and sorry.'
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The man that got me into collecting sneakers in the first place was the man they call Michael Jordan. He was the one who kind of exposed me to the sneaker world - he was my favorite basketball player, and he had the best shoes.
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Like every audition I go on, I do my best, but after that, I let it go because, you know, the rejection rate is so great in Hollywood, and I can only control what I do in the audition, and after that it's up to somebody else.
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Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
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My daughter said, 'I don't think granddad really suits you.'
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The only place I can go where I'm not mobbed is my house.
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I've always felt that if something is polarizing, that's usually the stuff I like the most. If something is taking a chance and is willing to be weird, that's my favorite thing. I know there's somebody out there who hates it.
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I learn something new every day about myself as an actor, my capabilities, how far I can stretch myself, throw out emotions I never knew I had.
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In a small town, it's either sports or a band with your buddies. I was always athletic. But in college, I was exposed to all this new music, and I was drawn to hip-hop and R&B.
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If more women would watch women's sports on TV it would urge TV executives to put more on.
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If there has not been such a thing as gymnastics, I would have had to invent it because I feel at one with the sport.
