Nadia Comaneci Quotes
At 14, you think you compete, you retire and you get a job. I didn't think gymnastics was a career that was going to change my life.
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What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
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I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues - Tories - in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. I'm not a believer in laissez-faire.
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For mascara, I'll just use whatever I have in my bag. I'll use anything. I feel like, from drugstores to a Saks, they are all the same to me.
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We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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Governments are not running the show anymore. Scumbag Entrepreneurs are, and they have a harsh and ruthless agenda.
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I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.
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My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
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We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is, but only to God, not to us.
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People will put restrictions on your ability, on your aptitude, on your talent, on your character, and to be honest, it's just opinion. Don't let anyone put you in a box or draw your path for you.
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I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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I told my agent which women I aspire to have a career like: Frances McDormand, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney and Emma Thompson - character actresses who have something to say. I also said that I loved Madeline Kahn and Jessica Lange.
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A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
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Music was definitely a way out. Instead of playing basketball, I was going to recording studios.
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It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.
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A woman's health is her capital.
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I think, as long as you're secure with yourself and happy with yourself, it really doesn't matter what the world around you thinks.
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I was an accidental banker. To please my parents, I went for an interview with Chase Manhattan Bank in 1983. They promised to send me into their offices in more than 40 countries and essentially audit the practices. It was an extraordinary job.
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A job is never truly finished. It just reaches a stage where it can be left on its own for a while.
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Bears are very nice, as long as you are nice to them.
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Trickle-down theories do not address the legitimate aspirations of the poor. We must lift those at the bottom so that poverty is erased from the dictionary of modern India.
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At 14, you think you compete, you retire and you get a job. I didn't think gymnastics was a career that was going to change my life.
