Laurie Hernandez Quotes
Now that I'm doing all these big competitions, I've learned to control my nerves and control my mindset, and I think that's where the maturity comes in.
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I think the country is very settled in a lot of ways, and we saw that after the Democratic Convention. I think a lot of the bump that we enjoyed came when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate.
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Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life.
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Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.
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Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you can't beat them, join them, as they say. As I've got older I've become very interested in that part of the work.
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I think the really cool and compelling thing about math and physics is that it opens up entry to all these hypotheticals - or at least, it gives you the language to talk about them. But at the same time, if a scenario is completely disconnected from reality, it's not all that interesting.
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The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
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The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy.
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When I was rising eighteen I persuaded my parents to let me return to Australia and at least see whether I could adapt myself to life on the land before going up to Cambridge.
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
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Music has always played a big part in my life and, believe it or not, in my soap opera career.
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Whenever I do something, it seems so right. And turns out so wrong.
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The right to bear arms is because it's the last form of defense against tyranny.
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I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do.
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I don't read the press, I don't watch endless music TV.
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I don't think the way I portray mother's and son's relationships has anything to do with my age or generation. It has to do with what I lived with my own mother and what it's transformed into and the point of view it has given me on mothers and women. The way I was brought up with women. It's all about personal background.
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When I first started out in music, I was so negative. I was knee-deep in the streets. Then my friends started going to jail. They said, 'Boy, you better start taking this seriously; you got a chance to do something with your life.' That's when I realised I had to focus. The music led to the acting.
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I love India.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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Christians... get Christmas under control. Seriously. It won't stop! It doesn't stop, does it? It's always Christmas now! Make it the whole year! It's the only time you pricks are happy!
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I've been lucky enough to travel the world and win awards and medals, but it was time to stop.
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You're not going to live your life unscathed.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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Now that I'm doing all these big competitions, I've learned to control my nerves and control my mindset, and I think that's where the maturity comes in.
