Katharine Hepburn Quotes
I can't say I believe in prizes. I was a whiz in the three-legged race - that's something you CAN win.
Quotes to Explore
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Marriage happens; it can't be planned. When it has to happen, it will happen. Normally, what we always believe is that however prepared you are, if it's not meant to happen, it won't. And however much we have not planned, it will still happen if it's destined.
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I cannot believe how much love people have shown me.
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I think polo players are at their best in their 30s. You've got the talent and the experience. You play with your head - you learn to lose and how to win.
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I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.
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An incident that left an impression on me was the 1999 sub-junior national boxing championship held in Calcutta. I had trained extremely hard to get there but got kicked out in the first round itself. 'If others can win, why can't you?' I repeatedly asked myself.
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Boats are something I am very, very passionate about; cars are something I grew up with... I used to race cars since I was a child.
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If you believe in yourself and feel confident in yourself, you can do anything. I really believe that.
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I think the tennis is only a game. You can lose. You can win. After that? In life, there are much more important things than tennis.
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I don't believe in regret.
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The stance I took was there is no room for racial bias anywhere in sports. I believe that was basically all I said about it. Certainly I was cast as an abolitionist. Death threats came. Hate mail came.
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It seems Palestinians can't win. The language of peace negotiations has always been predicated on a representation that Palestinians are violent and that is why Israel behaves as it does.
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One person's going to win, and everybody else is going to not win. So let's not feel like we're losers. Let's utilize the cultural opportunities, get to know the other players on the other team, look around you, enjoy your world series.
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I held a conference in Harvard where Americans said they didn't believe in risk. They thought it was just European hysteria. Then the terrorist attacks happened and there was a complete conversion. Suddenly terrorism was the central risk.
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If you're not going to wear a tiara when you win a Newbery Award, when are you going to wear one?
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Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in.
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Jewish sovereignty and governance over our ancestral home are, I believe, important goals that every Jew ought to support.
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If you're not big enough to lose, you're not big enough to win.
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I'm just glad my gold medal's at home, because I'd hate to try to win another.
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I really do believe that mayors have the political position to really change people's lives.
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I suppose you do think about the time that's allotted to you more than when you were younger. The mortality thing obviously has a stronger pull for you. It's an imminent truth; it's not necessarily a bad thing. You realize - much earlier than my age now - that you won't be able to play for England's football team, just to take a really crass example. So you can't have that life again. Unless you believe in reincarnation or whatever. Reincarnation? That's a whole other question. I find people who talk about that sort of thing in interviews idiotic. And I don't want to go down with them.
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I'm not going to break up my family, not for a book.
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I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach.
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I can't say I believe in prizes. I was a whiz in the three-legged race - that's something you CAN win.
