Ellen MacArthur Quotes
There were a million high moments but it's sometimes difficult to communicate those.
Quotes to Explore
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Life is a school of probability.
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Remember when Jay-Z wore a Che Guevara T-shirt? Nobody knew who Che was. Then Jay-Z wears it, and it's everywhere.
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The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel. You are what you are.
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I remember many a time, going into someplace like Wrigley Field - where you could cut the humidity with a knife - and playing a doubleheader. I loved to play the game. It didn't matter if it was a doubleheader, or a single game, or a day game after a night game. I wanted to play.
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It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
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We only had white socks in Romania. But when I used to come back from the States, I used to bring back pink and yellow socks with all kind of designs, and hair clips and elastic bands for the ponytail that had colourful designs.
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I've just finished reading 'The Second Plane,' and I think it's some of the best non-fiction I've ever read.
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I met dozens of pilots and would go on dates. I had the opportunity to go up in one of the planes, but I was scared of flying.
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I believe all universities should at least offer courses in politics and policy implementation.
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The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals.
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Before 'Whiplash,' I'd had a string of failed scripts. I'd pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would like them.
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If you can believe it, I had no intentions of being a wrestler.
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I love cities, and I love city governments in particular. But in politics it would have taken me 8 years from implementing a policy before I would get to see the feedback. With programming I could model the same policies and see the impact immediately. Technology is a far more efficient way to test.
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Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures.
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Yes, I was the child who would sneak into her closet and read 'Nancy Drew' for hours after the designated 'lights out' time of night.
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I'm kind of like a bit of everything wrapped into one.
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Humans can make friends easily if they are open to it and are interested in other people.
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I'm not a big person, so every time they were adding these big guys to the cast, I said to my trainer, 'We're screwed, dude.' I'm only five foot five, and I'm going to look so little.
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This is the reason we cannot complain of life: it keeps no one against his will.
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The faces and the tactics of the leaders may change every four years, or two, or one, but the people go on forever.
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Lets choose to do something really difficult, something that saves lives, and let's do that thing with people we love.
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Most women I know love the idea of fashion, but the practicalities that go with it are just distressing.
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There were a million high moments but it's sometimes difficult to communicate those.
