Nadia Comaneci Quotes
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In my town, and especially in my area, there were people from everywhere: Algerians, Senegalese, French people, Asians, all kinds of immigrants and natives, and everyone circulated.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life.
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
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My personal view is that I am opposed to the death penalty.
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Some genres I'm not a huge fan of but there are always exceptions that break the rules. There are always a few people doing it in a way weird enough to grab my attention.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.
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I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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I'm just trying to approach what I make with as much respect and research as I can, and just make it with a good heart.
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I pick up the details that drive the organization insane. But sweating the details is more important than anything else.
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In England I am not English, in India I am not Indian. I am chained to the 1,000 square miles that is Trinidad; but I will evade that fate yet.
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(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car.
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Drama happens in big cricket matches. But also in small cricket matches.
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The subculture of felons is in great vogue among adolescents. Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and so forth allow us Republicans to say to America's young people, 'We be thugs.' The GOP may capture the youth vote at last.
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It's time to re-think charity. It's time to give charity the big-league freedoms we really give to business. The fight for these freedoms must be our new cause, because without them, all of our causes are ultimately lost.
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There is definitely a comeback of the idea of dressing well every day. Nowadays, suits can be worn for many occasions - to work or to school, to a dinner party or red carpet event.
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I think it's important to have flexibility to work wherever is best for you. I actually encourage people to work at the cafe - or from home or wherever works best for them.
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Human rights are universal and indivisible. Human freedom is also indivisible: if it is denied to anyone in the world, it is therefore denied, indirectly, to all people. This is why we cannot remain silent in the face of evil or violence; silence merely encourages them.
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Football games on Friday nights followed by field parties every weekend was how I spent my high school years.
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Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.
