Haile Gebrselassie Quotes
I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
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I read part of it all the way through.
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Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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The first thing people say to me when they meet me is, 'You're so much skinner in person.' You have to live up to these standards that are so unrealistic. I try to tune it out.
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I just find that there's something about looking back on interviews, whether for purposes of remembering what I said about something or if it's for posterity when I'm 75.
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And in the Second World War, you didn't just read about it in the newspapers because you weren't allowed to read it in the newspapers. It was all censored, you know? So nobody knew what we were doing.
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I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
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The way that I look at it is that, when we film for eight months straight for a new 'Jackass' movie, I know that I'm going to wind up with at least two broken bones. I don't know when it's going to happen, but you can't contemplate how you're going to fall and what's going to happen.
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Whether it's through introduction of the right gut bacteria or direct modification of the genes of cows and pigs, I think we're going to have to introduce something like this into our livestock - a way to consume the methane rather than releasing it.
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It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
Garry Kasparov -
I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
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The best way to look stylish on a budget is to try second-hand, bargain hunting, and vintage.
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A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York.
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Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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Afghanistan is a land-locked country.
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I wake up every morning and I wish I were dead, and so does Jim.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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I am just enjoying what cricket has given me. In sports, it's obviously really important for all of us to remain fit - and health is wealth, so health comes with the sport.
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Despite the fact that he's been dead for over seventy years and his prose considered purple and overwrought by many, H.P. Lovecraft's work is still widely read and has remained influential for generations.
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I can't say I'm happy to be talking about John Ritter and his passing. In my 21 years of Entertainment Tonight, this really was one of the most shocking and sad things to have happened.
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When I want to get inspired, I'll put a Pixar movie on silent and listen to Nas.
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People think that I'm very serious.
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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
