Amy Purdy Quotes

My spleen burst. I remember feeling my heart beating really fast. Beating right out of my chest.

Amy Purdy

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HeartRememberFeelingFastRight

Neil Patrick Harris is a superman of entertainment.

John Cameron Mitchell

SupermanEntertainmentHarrisNeil

Michael Moore, whether you like him or hate him, has done something very important.

John Sayles

HateYouDoneImportantHimLike

I love folk; that's a big part of my background.

Amy Lee

LoveBigBackgroundPartFolk

I'm self-deprecating, but I'm an artist, too. I have to write new songs to chronicle stuff for myself. I write a song like 'Middle Age' or 'Responsibility' or 'I Just Work Here,' and it's about how bleak life can be. But it's real.

Steve Forbert

LifeWorkAgeMyselfResponsibility

I was just nine years old when 'Straw Dogs' came out, so I can't really speak to the women of the time, but I can tell you that the women of 2011 are not put-upon, and they're not victims.

Rod Lurie

WomenTimeSpeakYouI CanDogs

As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives.

Robert Teeter

InfluenceSocietyLostMoreAbility

You know what ends up on the markdown racks? All the weird colors. Guys don't wear orange or citron.

Mickey Drexler

ColorsWeirdYouKnowOrangeUp

My father fought for me to play football. He never had to make me shinpads, but it was a lot of money to send to me to a soccer school. And to provide boots and things.

Luka Modric

FatherMoneyFootballSchoolMe

No matter how much we scorn it, kitsch is an integral part of the human condition.

Milan Kundera

MatterHumanHuman ConditionMuch

You want to win. Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win.

Chris Kirkpatrick

WinHonorYouWantTrueEveryone

I surfed until I was 18, and being the athlete that I am, I got really frustrated with how I wasn't really getting any better.

Brett Young

I AmBetterAthleteBeingGotHow

There's so little money in my bank account, my scenic checks show a ghetto.

Phyllis Diller

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