Ashton Eaton Quotes
Coping with injuries is always difficult for athletes because all we want to do is, basically, to have our best performances unhindered.
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I suffered from 'No one will ever fancy me!' syndrome, well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. Absolutely not.
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Home is, I suppose just a child's idea. A house at night, and a lamp in the house. A place to feel safe.
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I had a great AP U.S. History teacher in Pittsburgh. We still exchange Christmas cards. She was the first teacher who said I was a good writer - and I'd never heard that before. And so I remember that, and I remember that level of loving the material and really loving writing about it.
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I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17.
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It's not a lack of confidence, because I can't argue with the fact that I've taken some good pictures. But it's just a raw fear that you've taken the last one.
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It's very likely that I will finish my career as Swiss national coach.
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I feel like God gave me the ability to play a game. I try to take it very seriously. I realize it's just a game.
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The game has given me so much, and I tried to give so much back to the people who have showed me so much love day after day.
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An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.
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The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe.
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I see a lot of comments on Twitter and stuff about how ugly I am, how bad I am at the drums, how awkward I look, and I'm like, yeah, I agree with most of those things.
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Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.
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I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things.
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Time is the fairest and toughest judge.
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I love to run, and I actually run quite a bit.
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Democracy is like a totalitarian.
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The problem is, when you're making an animated movie, the studio has an illusion in their minds - and it's really not true - that because it's a drawing, it can be changed at any time.
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In chamber music, the audience can hear each instrument and understand (and feel) what the composer and the musicians have in mind as they play.
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The next time you hear me attacked as a socialist - like tomorrow - remember this: I don't believe that government should take over the grocery store down the street or control the means of production. But I believe that the middle class and the working families who produce the wealth of America deserve a fair deal.
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Now, the typical way you make good things happen in Washington is you find a bunch of wealthy companies who agree with you.
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I always look so different in different roles, people are never quite sure. Which is the way I like it.
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I'm not much for sitting around and thinking about the past or talking about the past. What does that accomplish? If I can give young people something to think about, like the future, that's a better use of my time.
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Coping with injuries is always difficult for athletes because all we want to do is, basically, to have our best performances unhindered.
