Amy Purdy Quotes
When I turned 16 and got my license, the Chevy Blazer was passed down from my sister, so it was very much a starter car.
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He thinks that Schiller and St Paul were just two Partisan Review editors.
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Everybody thinks they deserve something.
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I think I was given a gift to play golf and to be mentally strong.
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I am blessed to have worked in big-budget films at an early stage of my career.
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I hope that the opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will be a life-altering experience that inspires every American to rededicate themselves to the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream.
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I have never sought the reason why I write.
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When I arrived to study at Oxford in October 1963, the bohemian style was black plastic or leather jackets for women and black leather or navy donkey jackets for men. I stuck to cavalry twills and a duffle coat, at least for a few months.
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Today in the era of globalization there is no such issue as borders between states of the same nation.
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A potential person is not a person, any more than an acorn is an oak tree. I don't think women should have to give birth just because a sperm met an egg.
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I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children - because they are all our children.
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I would not want to be a part of any project that I feel would not work. An actor like me always wants to work to get appreciation of the audiences. And appreciation can only come if people will come to watch the film.
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If I had been in President Obama's shoes, I would have acted more decisively and strongly against ISIS.
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But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The possibilities are limitless, you're inventing the future. Then you get older and suddenly you have a history. It's fixed. You can't change anything. I find that a bit disturbing, to be honest.
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There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
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I love to do a messy top knot because it's so easy but looks like it could have taken a bit of effort!
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When we train a horse to do a certain job, we're training the horse to be like a soldier, and yes, he still has a spirit, and he still has his ideas, but he is a disciplined soldier, and in the end, he will follow the rider's instruction to do what needs to be done.
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I have a high self-opinion - I don't need to hide that. I don't need to be self-deprecating.
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The writing part of my life never changes, because that's just when the inspiration comes.
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Courage is poorly housed that dwells in numbers; the lion never counts the herd that are about him, nor weighs how many flocks he has to scatter.
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Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics. That said, not every election sends sweeping messages that are easy to discern, but every election provides lessons worth learning.
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I'm not a car person. Three years after 'The Da Vinci Code' came out, I still had my old, rusted Volvo. And people are like, 'Why don't you have a Maserati?' It never occurred to me. It wasn't a priority for me. I just didn't care.
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I'm the only member of my family who dared to move away from Birmingham - my brothers and sister are still here, along with my mom.
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When I turned 16 and got my license, the Chevy Blazer was passed down from my sister, so it was very much a starter car.
