Lizzie Armitstead Quotes
I never quit. The times when I have quit in the past because I couldn't face trying harder have stayed with me, and the guilt is not worth it.
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I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.
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I debated free trade in college. I came out as a free trader. I'm a free markets guy. I'm an Adam Smith guy.
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I was never that famous, but I do think going to college and really getting away from the business and taking a true break is incredibly, incredibly important if you start acting at a young age.
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Every village in Africa now has a cyber cafe.
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If you want to have prosperity here, we really have to see our small businesses able to grow and compete around the world.
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Sometimes you lose sight of what's going on around you.
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The bad reviews get to me, believe me.
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It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
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Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.
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The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth.
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I've never had a job. I've never needed to.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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I don't have to do anything for anyone else's benefit anymore. I just want to exceed my own expectations.
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I'm still very much in the apprentice stage of writing. I read somewhere that you need to write a million words before you know what you're doing - so I'm headed that way, but I'm nowhere near there.
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My ideal summer day was reading on the porch.
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In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.
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In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world.
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In my country where I was born, Guyana, we push more for education. It's more being a lawyer, doctor, teacher, or scientist.
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They British people told us to restore democratic control of immigration policy and to spend their money on national priorities such as health, education and science instead of giving it to Brussels.
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In most daily journalism, you only fact-check something if it seems a little fishy.
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I could never really choose a favorite book, but whenever I'm asked what my favorite movie is, I always say 'Withnail & I,' a British film from 1987. It's funny and sad and absolutely gorgeous to look at. It's the film I can watch over and over again.
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I never quit. The times when I have quit in the past because I couldn't face trying harder have stayed with me, and the guilt is not worth it.
