Lynn Davies Quotes
Long jumping sounds simple - you run fast and jump well. But it is about getting all the technical bits right.
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.
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The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.
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I try to stay focused.
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There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.
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I'm a slow starter.
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I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
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Music is like my security blanket.
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Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.
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Libertarians understand a very simple fact of life: Government doesn't work. It can't deliver the mail on time, it doesn't keep our cities safe, it doesn't educate our children properly.
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Just because I don't show six-pack abs doesn't mean that I don't have them.
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I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
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I took the longest showers of my life after every time I visited Gramacho. It affects the personality of the catadores. They always dress really well, they're very sharp, and when they go out they always wear a lot of perfume because they're very conscious of the possibility of having the smell.
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Sometimes you have to understand your place.
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Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty.
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Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.
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I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it.
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It's important to seize any opportunity one has to speak to their elected representatives, no matter the situation.
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Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating.
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A lot of actors work too much. There comes a point where it's hard to mask your basic personality. It's a bit like a relationship. If you're always there, they can't desire you.
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New York publishing is about, 'What's the next Harry Potter? What's the next Twilight?' When I've approached people, I've asked, 'What is the book you've been dying to do, but New York won't do?' I want the books that they think won't sell - because I think they will.
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I am the most curious of all to see what will be the next thing that I will do.
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Long jumping sounds simple - you run fast and jump well. But it is about getting all the technical bits right.
