Ingrid Betancourt Quotes
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I'm more like an animalistic rock chick.
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Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.
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I have always loved and appreciated the Giants organization, my Giants teammates, and the fans of San Francisco.
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This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.
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I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.
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I tried college and I hated that. I seem to quit everything I do.
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Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods.
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A bad hair day for me is when it gets flat and greasy.
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But even if I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.
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Americans are generally decent and fair people with a commitment to sense, but some of us, swept up by our passions, wade too far into a sea of sensibility.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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I needed to purge myself of all the attention my parents had given me – I wasn't neglected enough as a child.
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It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.
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I'm not an actress; I'm not a professional testifier.
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We play a hip-hop song and suddenly 25 people on the left jump up and put their hands in the air; then you play Lost Cause and they're like, I don't know about this one.
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I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.
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I keep fit, I work out, I eat pretty damn well, I don't drink like a fish, and all of those things are tempered with a holistic mind-set that you need to damn well respect the vehicle that you're walking around in.
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The only genius that's worth anything is the genius for hard work.
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The 2008 presidential election was a triumph of hope and unity over fear and divisiveness. Barack Obama's election reshapes America's political landscape and wipes away the false geography of 'red states' and 'blue states.'
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We have reached an important milestone and achieved a new momentum in reaching a goal all Americans should embrace - building a secure, peaceful, democratic Iraq that is no longer a threat to the United States or the international community.
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I studied political science at the Ecole de Sciences Politiques in Paris.
