Christen Press Quotes
You can be one inch from the national team and the opportunity to make so much money and a life out of it. That's why people hang on so long.
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I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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My dream was to play in good films, no matter in what country. I always waited for a decent script, and nothing has changed. I'm just sure that nothing in life is random, and I believe in the fate which guides you. Probably my starring in 'A Good Day to Die Hard' is good proof of that.
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When I was doing all this acting stuff, all these kids, like, assumed, 'Oh, my God, you're on TV, and you probably have a lot of money.' And I was living in a garage.
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The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978.
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I've always been honest with my fans, and I want to keep that up because I feel they can see through the fakeness.
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Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury.
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It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.
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I'm from New York. My grandparents were settlers of Long Island City. When they came here, there was no bridge, and they had to hire a boat across the river. They had a farm, and my grandmother had to go once a week to Manhattan to buy provisions - very primitive.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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I like the condition of being an outsider, just passing through.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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I think I've achieved a lot in 41 years. I like how 41 feels; I feel good. I don't like how it sounds too much.
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It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.
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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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There's always a version of me who is the narrator. And I make myself look better than other people.
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Right now I'm living my boyhood dream, which was to play for a European club. The fact that it's a huge club like Barcelona makes it a tremendous honour. I like everything about the city: the climate, the people. It's quite similar to Brazil, which helps a lot. There's even a beach!
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It seemed so wimpy at first when I started to play [guitar]. So I started playing loud with lots of effects just to try to mimic the dynamic [of the drums]. Drums seemed a lot more expressive. [I was] Trying to emulate the feeling of playing the drums on the guitar - I guess that's why I played it so loud.
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I don't want people to think of me as sexy.
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I've always wanted to go to Timbuktu. First of all I think it has the best name of anywhere in the world.
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I had some experience in dealing with people who have mental illness and depression, but I didn't see the signs in myself. I couldn't ask for help because I didn't know I needed help.
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You can be one inch from the national team and the opportunity to make so much money and a life out of it. That's why people hang on so long.
