Ashton Eaton Quotes
My mom and I have been through a lot. But when you think about it, whose life is perfect? It is just really good because we did this together.
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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My coach is pushing me harder than ever to make sure I stay at a good level.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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This is kind of weird, but I eat lemons with salt as snack. They're so good!
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My mom always told me I should have a Plan B. I said that if I'm not going to play guitar I'm going to play drums. And if I'm not going to play drums, I'm going to play bass. I always just wanted to play music. I was completely obsessed.
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I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what I had to do. I don't have any regrets whatsoever.
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My mom's whole life had been my gymnastics. We struggled to connect when I stopped.
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People ask me, 'Is 3D a good medium for horror movies?' I think it's the perfect thing for horror movies because it really puts you into it.
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We do hear perhaps too many accolades generally aimed at people like Steve Jobs. We have to remember that there are other classic things in life that we undervalue and take them for granted. If you think of the classic lines of the modern jet aircraft, it's really been there since early World War II.
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The marriage state was designed to complete the sum of human happiness in this life. It sometimes proves otherwise, but this is owing to the parties themselves, who either rush into it without due consideration or fail in point of discretion in their conduct towards each other afterwards.
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It's all in how you look at your life, because no one has a wonderful life. But you can make it what you want it to be.
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If we can't afford to take good care of the land that feeds us, we're in an insurmountable mess.
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Books that change you, even later in life, give you a kind of electrical shock as the world takes a different shape.
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People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.
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If they exert it not for good, they will for evil; if they advance not knowledge, they will perpetuate ignorance.
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It's good to fight with your brothers, and it's good to tease them to give them advice.
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There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.
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There's always a dinner to go to. There're always loads of people around. I was having fun working with my friends. For a while it all just kind of rolled together in a great way.
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When I sit down and play guitar, I melt into the instrument. I can play for hours by myself. Playing guitar has given me such a wonderful life, and I'm grateful for it.
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What draws me in is that a trip is a leap in the dark. It's like a metaphor for life. You set off from home, and in the classic travel book, you go to an unknown place. You discover a different world, and you discover yourself.
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The whole world is going insane right now. We, too, have our own problems. The president of Lebanon is an arch-menace. But I think, as horrid as he is - and he is absolutely insane - he's still more sane than Trump, so that tells me a lot.
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Human beings are, necessarily, actors who...can be divided...into the sane who know they are acting and the mad who do not.
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My mom and I have been through a lot. But when you think about it, whose life is perfect? It is just really good because we did this together.
