Amy Purdy Quotes
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I support allowing homosexuals to serve openly in our military and eliminating the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.
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I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
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Sometimes I'm not even aware of some of the issues going on with me in my life until I sit down and start kind of looking for inspiration, trying to find something that inspires that creativity.
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I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
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I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.
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I need my fill of Indian home cooking.
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I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.
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We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.
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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
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There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good.
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The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn't matter where we were born or how we grew up.
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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I also like to garden. I grow things, vegetables, flowers... I particularly like orchids. I raise orchids.
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I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you.
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As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.
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Find fault with thyself rather than with others.
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I never thought I wanted to direct. I love the control of it. I love to dream of scenes.
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Early youth is a baffling time.
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Seriously, I do a lot of yoga, so I'm in control of my body.
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Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption.
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Although our war on drugs must be fortified with the best laws, enforcement efforts and resources, we would not be successful without your individual commitment to this cause.
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If you want something bad enough and you work hard enough, anything's possible.
