Haile Gebrselassie Quotes
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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I think when I first started acting there were different people who I thought, 'I want that person's career or that person's career.' And as time has gone on, it's become really clear to me what is important to me; getting the best roles, the roles that I feel are challenging and scary and that I haven't done yet.
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Good music is good music, regardless of where it comes from. I think that's a really important thing to carry with you.
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I'm 43 now. I've reached the point where I really can't care what anyone thinks. Of course, I do. I'm an actress. I'm totally insecure, but I'm trying to stick to my guns about what is important to me, and it doesn't matter what anyone thinks I should or shouldn't do.
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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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Developing skills is as important as training. A larger effort is needed to create a skilled workforce with employment potential.
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For nearly two years, I was flying above the planet with my camera. I knew straight away that this was something important to do, just at this moment, a portrait of the planet for the millennium year. I worked in 80 countries, fighting for money all the time.
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What's really important to me is somebody who can totally let loose and pretty much be themselves and have fun.
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The very important thing you should have is patience.
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We have just been working hard to have people to come out to vote and to make sure people understand how important the election is.
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The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.
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I refuse to do anything that would help Republicans win a Senate seat in New York, and give the Senate majority to the Republicans.
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In the jungle, every day is like the other. So you need to have a special discipline to make things different and to keep in your memory the dates and the days. And I think that's something that's very important when you are held hostage.
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The most important service to others is service to those who are not like yourself.
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We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006.
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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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If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical of myself to try and keep things in perspective. That is very important.
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I don't know why you play a team sport and not be concerned about making your teammates better and helping your team win games. That's the only thing that really matters, and if you're the best player, surely you're going to have some effect on the game's outcome.
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Marketing is more important than it has ever been. But I'm trying to tear the layers back and make it not so contrived. I think people just want entertainment.
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Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.
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I learned at 'SNL' that it's a bummer to bum people out.
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The producer is at the center of entertainment. The producer is being forgotten, and producers must seize the center of activity.
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I'm just a guy who happens to work in public from time to time. I've built a reputation as an established comic, not as a celebrity - a celebrity is someone who is famous but doesn't do anything.
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What is important is to win.
