Nadia Comaneci Quotes
I come from a communist country. We learned nothing of lawyers, nothing about rights.
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What's true for churches is true for other institutions: the older and more organized they get, the less adaptable they become. That's why the most resilient things in our world - biological life, stock markets, the Internet - are loosely organized.
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I'm really enjoying living in Los Angeles. It's a great city to live in. I'm living a very suburban domesticated lifestyle out there - a two bedroomed little bungalow with two cars, and we're just driving around, going to meetings here and there - it's lovely!
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Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling that my literature could be appreciated on an international level.
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I take my kids to school... I make them breakfast. Unfortunately, dad is a big spoiler, and most days, I make four different breakfasts.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you've got osteoporosis.
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I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.
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The University of Southern California has a wonderful social work department, and I was thrilled to find out that they have a whole veterans' initiative program there. They approached me, and I set up a scholarship that would go to a military-oriented person to learn techniques and skills to better help veterans.
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The way you wield your power is about using it to afford you opportunities that you wouldn't otherwise have. So I'm very creatively ambitious, and I just hope people notice it; that's all I want.
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My wife never throws anything at me that I can't handle.
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The revolution doesn't always look perfect.
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The economic costs of starting your own business can be significant; in fact, most new startup companies fail because of undercapitalization.
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We've always believed in our music.
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'Twin Peaks' was huge. I mean, it changed television; it was a huge hit, and it only went a season and a half. So that teaches you immediately that you just enjoy it for the time that you do it.
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I'm not a size 0, and I'm nowhere close to it. But, I don't want anyone to know what I am so I like to design clothes so you don't know what's going on under there.
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I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment.
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Born to a tribal Bedouin family of nomadic desert shepherds in the region of Tripoli, Gaddafi was profoundly anti-colonialist. It is affirmed that his paternal grandfather died fighting against the Italian invaders when Libya was invaded by them in 1911.
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I think the biggest change has been realizing I now have three children.
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In metros, girls are very independent, conscious and aware. But in the interiors of our country, where education is not given importance, they continue to be oppressed. But it is important for every woman to acknowledge what she wants from herself rather than going for what people expect from her.
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I hope there is a place for me in the country landscape, but I'm not too precious about it, either.
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I think I'm a pretty well-kept secret.
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I come from a communist country. We learned nothing of lawyers, nothing about rights.
