Aimee Mullins Quotes
In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine.
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Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin brings reproach.
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Time is generally the best doctor.
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I like writing about places, about people and environments. When I create a world, it lets me go in and define the details of that world.
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For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power.
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We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
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There's nothing I would love more than to host an awards show where I'm nominated for an award - that is so funny to me.
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It was hard for me to hear anyone saying they didn't like 'Billy Madison.'
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I started traveling by myself as early as 5 to see my dad. I'd go to Toronto or Los Angeles, depending on what show he was doing, but most often New York, and we would hang out, and he'd take me to museums and Broadway plays. The ones that had the biggest impact on me were the George C. Wolfe productions.
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I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.
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I feel like the writers that I'm drawn to, the writers that I really cling to, are the writers who seem to be writing out of a desperate act. It's like their writing is part of a survival kit. Those are the writers that I just absolutely cherish and carry with me everywhere I go.
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The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win.
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The U.S., especially Hollywood, is so strong for film production.
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It's well worth making your own harissa, but there are some very good commercial varieties.
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The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell.
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I always love being in the company of women. It's all about good conversation and great wine.
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I am somebody who is constantly hungry to nibble on something.
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To me, elegy suggests that there is hope, and in some respects you've moved past the loss and are able to deal with it and to write about it.
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I was really short in high school. I was stuck on the bench in the baseball team, so I just thought I'd try out theater, and that was the last time I did sports.
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As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride.
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I really appreciate the many neighbourhoods of Berkeley. There is still the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker. And it has the University of California, which is the greatest gift, to my mind, to be close to it. It keeps the place alive.
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To be better than 31 other teams, you better be a really good team. It's just not about one person.
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In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine.
