Haile Gebrselassie Quotes
Being a great athlete is something that requires a lot of training and dedication, it does not come as easily as some people may think.
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Ask your agent to set up a meeting with either your editor or the marketing department of the house or both so you can find out what they're doing, what they aren't, and what you can do to help.
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It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.
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I want to see more Asians on TV. I want to see more faces like mine on TV.
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Hollywood, the business, would be just fine if someone were to destroy the Hollywood sign. The city's there is the airport - its point of entry and exit, and in some ways its identity.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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But a city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time.
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Architecture is undistinguished, sometimes derelict, but occasionally, as in 'Post and Beam,' there is something arresting in a setting... the building behind the Cathedral.
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I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.
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Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.
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I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.
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'Mrs. Doubtfire' is still a fun movie, and it's still fun to watch, but it is hard to watch myself sometimes. I get very critical. And people will say, 'Mara, you were five.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, but I still should have known better!' I'm a lifelong perfectionist, what can I say?
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I love chocolate chip cookies - really anything with chocolate will do!
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Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.
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The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.
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New Zealand's Daniel Vettori is a very good bowler.
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In recent years, the government has lost more than five million fingerprints from government employees. They have lost hundreds of millions of credit numbers from financial institutions. This problem is happening more and more and more. And the only way we can protect ourselves is to make phones more and more secure.
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We must continue to foster relevant and constructive dialogue among Israeli and Palestinian communities.
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You start to do shows and people come up to me and say, "I wish more people were here, how come more people aren't here?" and that just starts to get a little.
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There's always going to be somebody that you consider maybe more beautiful. But nine times out of ten here in L.A., that beauty isn't home grown. It's usually manufactured. It sort of encourages me to work more within myself because I think that's not what appeals to me. Plastic and tons of makeup.
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What the media is playing is what people want is really a false idea. Capitalism and people who control the market have a large hand in everything. It doesn't have anything to do with figuring out what the crowd wants to hear. It has to do with the media deciding what they think people want to hear.
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I don't believe in a chronological way of doing things.
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Being a great athlete is something that requires a lot of training and dedication, it does not come as easily as some people may think.
