Alistair Brownlee Quotes
I did a term at Cambridge University studying medicine, so I could potentially have followed in Mum and Dad's footsteps and become a doctor.
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When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.
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The Internet has turned the world into one gigantic linked community, capable of instantly sharing vast amounts of incorrect information.
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I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.
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The British Museum was our first real museum, the property of the public rather than the monarch or the church.
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Feeling really safe as an actor is not a great thing because you're not learning or growing.
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I was a gymnast when I was little, like 8, 9, 10.
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I had to get some things right in my personal life. And once I got my family on the same page, to understand who I am and what I do for a living, I asked my oldest daughter, 'What do you think about Daddy coming back?' And she said, 'I didn't think you were done. I want you to win the Super Bowl.'
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If I go into the place in myself that is love, and you go into the place in yourself that is love, we are together in love. Then you and I are truly in love, the state of being love. That's the entrance to Oneness. That's the space I entered when I met my guru.
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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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When mom and dad were at the height of their careers, and things were super-crazy, and they couldn't leave their houses, there wasn't social media. It was all about autographs. Now, everyone's the press. I feel fame is perforated: it can be glorious, but it can completely destroy a human, too.
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I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.
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Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did.
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As an actor, I come to set, and I have already broken the character down by writing a poem about the character. I try to write in his voice, the way he would write it.
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I talk to student-athletes. I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes. You need to get an education, keep your hands clean and try to represent the university.
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Forecasting is simply not a strength of the species; we are much better with tools and narrative storytelling.
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What humanity needs today is not merely philosophy or theology, but a message or reassurance.
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I find it frustrating when people wear belts with braces. That's an interesting one.
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News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.
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Death is the great hope of all life; the desire to expend itself; to be used and consumed by its own longing for itself.
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I think there's an aspect of my soul, of my personality, that's very suited to directing. I like being in the room with actors; I love creating a safe space and a chaotic space for the discovery to take place. I love creating a sense of community.
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When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
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Let those who like society better have it.
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I did a term at Cambridge University studying medicine, so I could potentially have followed in Mum and Dad's footsteps and become a doctor.
