Amy Purdy Quotes
When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life.
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I did a lot of little girl groups here and there just to get more comfortable on stage. When you're in girl groups, it's a lot different because if you mess up, there's someone on stage to back you up, and finally I got to a point where I knew I could do it on my own.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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I know how to make the difference. When I make the difference, I often do it at the end of the match, and that shows that I am fresh.
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I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.
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The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored.
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Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
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The search for the truth is not for the faint hearted.
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The first job I got was this TV job in this show called 'The Unusuals.' Then I did a play called 'Slipping,' and at the same time I was rehearsing another play at Playwrights Horizons, and that kind of snowballed into a bunch of plays.
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I think in the past I think I probably was a little too diverse, probably went from one spectrum to the complete opposite and confusing people.
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I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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I know, logically, about the fact that there are fans of my work in America, but it's hard for that feeling to sink in.
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Unfortunately, any girl - unless you're playing the action hero - is going to end up at some point handcuffed, gagged, and waiting for the hero to save her.
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In a few decades of reconstruction, even the mathematical natural sciences, the ancient archetypes of theoretical perfection, have changed habit completely!
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In the acting community in New York we call 'Law & Order' 'grad school,' because everyone eventually does a 'Law & Order.' My first one was in 1995, which was a year after I got out of school. Matthew Blanchard was the character's name.
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South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.
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I think Ed Koch is the person most responsible for allowing AIDS to get out of control. It happened here first, on his watch. If he had done what any moral human being should have done in the beginning, and put out alarms, then a lot fewer people would have gotten sick.
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I always had a fascination with twins.
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Maybe he is the Mark Twain of the late twentieth century. Time will sort the bastard out and I leave it to others more qualified than me to assess and appraise his monumental literary legacy.
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I can't live without a good scrub or concealer. Concealer could give you 8 hours sleep instantly. I also love lipstick, for everyday a berry tone that resembles the natural lip color.
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Life with a scientist who is often changing jobs and is frequently away at meetings and on lecture tours is not easy. Without a secure home base, I could not have made much progress.
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My dad persevered and always took the high road and was accountable, and I respect and honor him for that.
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When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life.
