Amy Purdy Quotes

I knew what I didn't want. I didn't want people to feel sorry for me. I didn't want people to see me as disabled. I wanted to live a life of adventure and stories.

Amy Purdy

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LifeLiveAdventurePeopleMeSorry

I wasn't that academic, but I always made sure I was earning money. I never wanted to put all my eggs in one basket. Even when I started doing music, my parents were like, 'You need to work; you can't just live off music.' I always knew that. So I worked until I knew I was going to be financially okay.

Jess Glynne

WorkLiveMusicMoneyParentsDoing

There are a lot of people who want to leave their children with a world that is in better shape.

Robert J. Fisher

ChildrenPeopleWorldBetterWant

I've always thought with relationships, that it's more about what you bring to the table than what you're going to get from it. It's very nice if you sit down and the cake appears. But if you go to the table expecting cake, then it's not so good.

Anjelica Huston

GoodCakeThoughtYouTableDown

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

Jean Paul

PeoplePraiseEasierThanSimpler

I was born and raised in the state of Indiana, and it's where I started Papa John's, so this state and our partnership with the Pacers hold a special place in my heart.

John Schnatter

HeartPartnershipBornPlaceSpecial

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.

Anais Nin

KnowledgeMysteryWonderMoreAlways

Obama has seen to the passage of the most radical legislation in recent American history and so-called 'progressives' should be thanking him for it - even as many of the rest of us rear in horror from its implications.

John Podhoretz

HistoryRestAmericanHorrorHimUs

If managed well, urbanization can create enormous opportunities: allowing innovation and new ideas to emerge, saving energy, land and natural resources, managing climate and the risk of disasters.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

InnovationIdeasEnergyOpportunities

I don't like listening to records a lot after they're done. There's just no real nourishment there for me.

Tom Waits

MeListeningDoneRealJustRecords

Some people even went off to form another band, Power Station.

Roger Andrew Taylor

PowerPeopleBandSome PeopleOff

Fashion is not frivolous. It is a part of being alive today.

Mary Quant

TodayFashionAliveBeingPart

I escaped from my home country, Bulgaria, to Czechoslovakia and then to the West.

Christo

HomeCountryWestThenEscaped

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