Laurie Hernandez Quotes

I feel I could be a role model to other Hispanic gymnasts interested in the sport, but I also want them to understand the importance of being focused, determined, and not giving up, despite all the struggles.

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• I've never been jealous. I've never had to be.

  

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• I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world.

  

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• There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.

  

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• I'd probably put myself in the top 1% in knowledge of blight in the city of Detroit.

  

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• I kind of stumbled into comics in a roundabout way. One of the first films my father introduced me to was the 1989 'Batman,' the Tim Burton one.

  

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• To me, success is choice and opportunity.

  

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• Change is the one thing we can be sure of.

  

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• 'The Big Sleep' would have been a more effective study of nightmarish existence had the detective been more complicated and had more curiosity been shown about his sweetheart's relation to the crime.

  

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• I think, no matter what, when you're writing songs, most people write about the extremes of their experiences.

  

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• I think as a filmmaker one should make all kinds of films. It is not that one should make only one kind of film. I love to see romantic films; I loved watching 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge,' 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.' If I make such films, I will make it with my yardstick, according to my parameters.

  

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• It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.

  

  Irina Shayk
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• Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you're depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.

  

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• Energy legislation in Congress and the focus on energy legislation is first and foremost about creating good jobs. In Florida, where solar and biofuel and wind and so many other areas are important and so many in the private sector continues to pursue these, we need policies that will encourage that.

  

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• Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.

  

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• I don't want to smoke on screen, as I will be sending a wrong message to my fans, and I appeal to my costars too, to avoid smoking scenes if possible.

  

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• In Jaipur, I did almost everything from regional theatre to Shakespeare's plays. But when I shifted to Mumbai, I joined Anupam Kher's academy, Actor Prepares,to hone my acting skills.

  

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• The fossil fuel industry commands outsize sway over U.S. politics, markets, and democracy. I knew these companies were formidable, but when I served on the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, I got a close up view of how the industry disregards government safeguards.

  

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• A lot of actors know they want to be actors a little bit earlier on. I didn't even really start studying until I was about 22.

  

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• I had a bike the first time I moved to L.A. I had a Honda and I got around on that. But I'd never ridden Harleys.

  

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• I feel I could be a role model to other Hispanic gymnasts interested in the sport, but I also want them to understand the importance of being focused, determined, and not giving up, despite all the struggles.

  

  Laurie Hernandez
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