Kelley O'Hara Quotes
I remember watching the '96 Olympics. For some reason, I was like 'Oh yeah, I'm going to go to the Olympics some day.' At that time as a kid, I did not know for what sport or really anything.
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I've had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time. Plenty of people think I'm ugly, and plenty of people don't. But there's a moment when I'm modeling where I forget about my self-esteem issues and focus on what the photographer's telling me - and I feel pretty. And in that sense, it's selfish.
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When all are wrong, everyone is right.
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People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.
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The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way I was.
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I always knew when I graduated from high school, I'd go to college. I never thought about what I was walking away from... I just wanted to study literature and writing.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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How do you create chemistry? If only I knew that! Some people say it's a natural thing that you have with someone, and maybe it is to do with that, but I think you can work on it.
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I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.
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A whole series of events pushed me towards meditation, and now it's become such an integral part of the way I manage myself. It's a tool for me; when you're an entrepreneur, and you're pulled in every direction, it is wonderful to have this discipline.
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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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Wouldn't it be grand if we thought that theater could have that impact on the political life of a country?
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It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
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TV has grown so much. It is like a powerhouse medium.
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The truth is, what Americans enjoy about football is much of what makes the sport dangerous. However, I believe there must be a way to find the art of success and vitality in football, without the driving the level of impact that causes serious risk of head trauma, paralysis and other life-changing injuries.
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If the structures of the human mind remain unchanged, we will always end up re-creating the same world, the same evils, the same dysfunction.
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I'm like an elephant, ok? If I walk into a room, it's like, OK, he's in there.
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Doing acting opened up other creative outlets; it made me feel freer as an artist.
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When I go back to New York all these years later, I'll walk down Seventh Avenue, and I'll hear, 'Yo, Oz!' In New York, I get recognized for that all the time.
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I remember going to my school careers advisor and asked about jobs that required scuba divers. It was a phase.
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And Americans realized that native people are still here, that they have a moral standing, a legal standing.
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I remember watching the '96 Olympics. For some reason, I was like 'Oh yeah, I'm going to go to the Olympics some day.' At that time as a kid, I did not know for what sport or really anything.
