Nadia Comaneci Quotes
That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s.
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Life in California is beautiful.
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Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.
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I used to, in the summertime, spend so much money doing a lot of fun stuff. Now, I'm actually consciously trying to save so we can live how we want to live after basketball. I've even sold a few things.
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Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.
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Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.
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I'm against a signature look, as that can be very outdating. But having said that, I also know my best qualities, so I'm not going to foolhardily give away my power.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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I wouldn't say no to becoming a Bond girl. Making it in Hollywood has been my dream ever since I was little, watching Marilyn Monroe movies. To star in a Bond movie would be bliss on a stick.
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The mark of all good art is not that the thing done is done exactly or finely, for machinery may do as much, but that it is worked out with the head and the workman's heart.
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I always encourage over-tipping if you can afford it because... share the wealth.
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I see that it is impossible to remember a long poem without practice and repetition; so is forgetfulness of the words of instruction engendered in the heart that has ceased to value them.
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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I am part of a team organising an Emma Hamilton exhibition for the National Maritime Museum for 2016, and the amount of planning is a revelation - borrowing from museums and collections all over the world.
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Who am I? Not the body, because it is decaying; not the mind, because the brain will decay with the body; not the personality, nor the emotions, for these also will vanish with death.
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It's strong to be vulnerable. To be able to communicate with other women is one of the most powerful things.
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If I were to meet the most incredible man, and he just so happened to not make as much money as I do, I wouldn't hold it against him.
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When it comes to extracurricular activities, many children are getting too much of a good thing.
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I have been the last space marine between earth and an alien invasion. I really just don't need to go there anymore.
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I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.
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You always look so cool, like no matter what happens, it’s got nothing to do with you, but you’re not really like that. In your own way, you’re out there fighting as hard as you can, even if other people can’t tell by looking at you.
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I'm extremely happy that I could win the gold medal. It's a special moment in my career.
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When you fight something like cancer, you not dealing with a person that looks at where you come from or what's your background or what race you are or what ethnicity or whatever. Whatever your culture is, it doesn't care about that. It doesn't sleep - it doesn't get tired - so if you make it about yourself, you're going to fail every time.
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I have not eaten a lot of insects. I ate a termite in Africa, but it was on a bet. It was a soldier termite. It was alive, and I don't really recommend the live soldier termite as something you want to start with if you're going to start exploring eating insects.
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That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s.
