Ashton Eaton Quotes
To win two Olympic golds in a row like Daley Thompson is very special. One day, I'm going to have to meet Daley, shake his hand, and thank him for giving me something to chase after.
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A person that says, 'Losing is not difficult,' I don't even want to be around that person. And obviously, that person has never won anything relevant in their life.
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Experience, already reduced to a group of impressions, is ringed round for each one of us by that thick wall of personality through which no real voice has ever pierced on its way to us, or from us to that which we can only conjecture to be without.
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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I don't think anybody thinks they're bad, just in life, in general.
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Women are not all single-issue voters.
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It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all their airs and graces, they need to remember it is an honour and a privilege to make money from acting. How hard is it?
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The regime is afraid of the people because it knows that free and fair elections will bring about its end.
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Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get to work and get triumphantly through it.
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I have a pickup truck. And I prefer to be with dogs or on my sailboat than in a car - actually, more than any other place on Earth.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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I can be very ordinary looking.
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The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.
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She told me that she would support me regardless of what I decided, but I'm so glad that I actually got to be a kid before having to grow up. My mom knows best about this kind of thing.
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The key step for an infielder is the first one... but before the ball is hit.
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Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.
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When I write a goal down - and I truly write them down - it becomes a part of me. That's a contract that I sign with myself to say, 'I don't care what happens - I'm going to stay on this path. I'm going to try and see this through; I'm going to give it my best shot, my best effort.'
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I feel like there should be a statute of limitations on scoring political points on the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina.
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I'd like to continue to spread my message on conservation and make sure my dad's message - his legacy - lives on.
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With kids, they don't do what you want them to do when you want them to do it. Organizations don't necessarily, either. You've got to listen. You've got to learn how to influence.
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I kept giving up runs. It was, for sure, a rough road and a very rocky one. I enjoyed my time there, but not as much as I could have if I would have pitched well.
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My career at Microsoft really was getting in the way of my cooking.
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I'm not really a partier, in general. I've definitely learned that that's probably the least interesting thing you can do with your time.
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To win two Olympic golds in a row like Daley Thompson is very special. One day, I'm going to have to meet Daley, shake his hand, and thank him for giving me something to chase after.
