Lin Dan Quotes
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Fain would I climb, yet fear I to fall.
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How I see my career is very much as an entrepreneur in the field of philanthropy.
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The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.
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I can be extremely vulnerable. People are tough on me because they think I can handle it.
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A first difficulty of the Arab movement was to say who the Arabs were. Being a manufactured people, their name had been changing in sense slowly year by year. Once it meant an Arabian. There was a country called Arabia; but this was nothing to the point.
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I don't have any formula. I just work with my heart, putting in a lot of hard work.
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Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.
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Does the imam have a legal right to build the mosque at Ground Zero? The answer is yes. But is it the right thing to do? The answer is no. And most Americans, and most moderate Muslims, join with me in that call.
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I was not a silly kid or outgoing. In fact, I suffered from quite a bit of anxiety. I used to have panic attacks when I was a teenager, really incapacitating moments, because I had some phobias.
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I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight.
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I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work.
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Man is the religious animal. He is the only one that's got true religion, several of them.
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When I have a day off, I won't spend it at a Hollywood party. I'd rather be at home with paints and a blank canvas.
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Music to me was never something that I could listen to while reading a book. Especially when I was studying music, if I was going to listen to music, I was going to put on the headphones or crank the stereo, and by God, I was going to sit there and just listen to music. I wasn't going to talk on the phone and multitask, which I can't do anyway.
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I don't give myself titles. I don't think of that.
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I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good.
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I've seen incredible acts of humanity in the military because people put themselves aside, and it's about the other person.
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You're not looking for perfection in your partner. Perfection is all about the ego. With soulmate love, you know that true love is what happens when disappointment sets in - and you're willing to deal maturely with these disappointments.
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He who attacks the fundamentals of the American broadcasting industry attacks democracy itself.
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Iranians defend and present their Islamic and Iranian identity to other people worldwide.
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Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your performance. Avoid letting others sit in judgment of you.
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I'm not Mother Teresa, but I'm not Charles Manson, either.
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So many Americans, for one reason or another, they watch the news and it doesn't really give them the idea of the world. Or they don't read or travel. They have no idea that America is part of the world and not the world itself.
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I love badminton, and representing China is an honour for me.
