Ashton Eaton Quotes
When I was growing up, I used to watch 'Power Rangers' and 'Ninja Turtles.' It seemed like every movie had someone doing martial arts in it, so I would go around punching and kicking trees.
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.
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You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place.
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People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.
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My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'
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Personally, it was a big honor for me meeting so many families of the fallen soldiers and hearing their stories.
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I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question.
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All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy.
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I'm very English. I'm white. I mean, I'm so pale. With spray tans they start peeling and start getting really dirty looking.
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The whole point of music is being able to share your story. I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.
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My mother, as a girl, had remembered this woman from Maine, someone who was part of the extended family somehow, and I recall her talking about this great, risk-taking woman. There are the most amazing, heroic stories in everybody's lives.
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I'd like to make something about someone who hasn't existed so that I don't have to tread so carefully and can feel a little bit more creative freedom.
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The physicians of one class feel the patients and go away, merely prescribing medicine. As they leave the room they simply ask the patient to take the medicine. They are the poorest class of physicians.
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The great thing about writing compared to life is getting to tie things up.
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Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were.
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I shop more than most women.
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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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I want my kids to be curious, to be interested in a lot of things, to be confident, and to feel they belong in any number of situations.
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To some extent, I've always felt that the music should be the thing that creates the emotion in you, rather than a video.
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If you got beauty, beauty, just raise em up. Cause every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top.
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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
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'You have been allowing challenges to destroy you instead of you to destroy challenges. When challenges come – my God has the final say, not my ability or knowledge.'
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When I was growing up, I used to watch 'Power Rangers' and 'Ninja Turtles.' It seemed like every movie had someone doing martial arts in it, so I would go around punching and kicking trees.
