Amy Purdy Quotes
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Daniel was a wonderful and trustworthy partner. And a fine prankster as well.
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'Giving 2.0' frames giving as a learning experience and encourages everyone to make giving a part of your year-round life.
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We encourage whistleblowers to come forward in instances where the government is a victim.
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In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
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I find Shakespeare terrifying. When Simon Russell Beale does a speech, I understand every word of it, but if I did the same speech, people would be going, 'Huh? What?'
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Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
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Getting to do 'December Songs' in a cabaret-style format was so interesting because it's like a one-woman song cycle that actually tells a story. It feels like a theatrical experience more than a cabaret because I didn't talk in between. We went from one song to the next, nine songs in a row - bam - I told the story in half an hour.
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It's good when you're getting points - you're obviously feeling confident.
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Journalists have sometimes looked to my Twitter account and quoted me from there, and that's fine because that's public domain. I know exactly what I'm doing when I post something on Twitter; in a way, it's saying, 'This is who I am, and I don't have anything to hide.'
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It's a sin to be tired.
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I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place.
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You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want to add to that.
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You can be vegetarian and eat fish. It's your choice, just say: 'I am what I am.' There are no hardcore divisions anymore.
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My daughter is the most normal towards me. For her, I am just her mom. I am just a regular mom, and the actor comes after that. If she likes something that I am wearing, she tells me, and if she doesn't, she still makes it a point to let me know.
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The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.
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The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.
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There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.
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I'm lyrically driven, I'm not musically driven.
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I have worked very hard to shed away my chocolate boy image in order to get a tough look for this action entertainer. I am confident of my success and would love to dedicate the same to Director Balachandar sir.
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I don't play any instruments, but I do read a lot.
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If you ever think about me, and you ain't gonna do no revolutionary act, forget about me. I don't want myself on your mind if you're not going to work for the people.
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I had a mind to make a body of more or less connected legend, ranging from the large and cosmogonic, to the level of romantic fairy-story - the larger founded on the lesser in contact with the earth, the lesser drawing splendour from the vast backcloths - which I could dedicate simply to: to England; to my country. ... I would draw some of the great tales in fullness, and leave many only placed in the scheme, and sketched. The cycles should be linked to a majestic whole, and yet leave scope for other minds and hands, wielding paint and music and drama.
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The way I look at it is, we all have disabilities.
