Michael Phelps Quotes

For so long, I looked at myself as literally a kid who was talented who would go up and down the pool. That's it. Nothing else. Very few people knew who I really was.

Michael Phelps

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MyselfPeopleLongPoolDownGo

I'm not an outdoors person by instinct or nature. I'm more of a city person.

Jim Sturgess

NatureCityOutdoorsPersonMore

We're all trying to catch up with Beyonce. We're all running a race, and Beyonce is up there, and we're all just trying to run and get there. That's my motivation.

Jessica Williams

MotivationTryingRunRaceUpCatch

It's wrong to put the drug lobby's interests ahead of older Americans.

John B. Larson

WrongAheadOlderInterestsPut

I've always wanted something that the message is meaningful to me. I think about all these diversified personalities, people, and countries that I play. I'm simple, and I want to be able to sing my songs to anybody.

Andrae Crouch

SimplePeopleMeThinkPlayWant

Bergman movies were the most influential. They used to show at Goucher University, which was where my parents used to live. 'Brink of Life' was the first one I ever saw. Three pregnant women in a maternity ward and their misery - I love that. That is what I want to show at my funeral.

John Waters

LifeLoveWomenLiveParentsThree

When you know what pain is, and when you have to make a choice, you learn that it is a decision. People think it's a fairytale thing, love and happiness, but you have to work hard. And then - you feel it deeply.

Mary J. Blige

WorkLoveHappinessDecisionPain

I think, as a woman, you do sort of have to work twice as hard, but I don't feel as if I wasn't given opportunities.

Lorene Scafaria

WorkWomanOpportunitiesThinkYou

When doubt comes against us, we have to lift up the shield of faith. We do this when we open our mouth and say what God's Word says, rather than grumbling and complaining about the problem.

Joyce Meyer

GodFaithProblemDoubtMouthLift

I wear a St. Christopher medal. On the back it says: 'Good luck, good luck, good luck - Mama.'

Dinah Manoff

GoodLuckGood LuckBackMamaWear

I always devise a background so that it makes what your character goes through logical and keeps up the continuity.

Dexter Fletcher

CharacterAlwaysThroughUpYour

One of the nice things about the United States is that, wherever you go, people speak the same language. So native New Yorkers can move to San Francisco, Houston, or Milwaukee and still understand and be understood by everyone they meet. Right? Well, not exactly. Or, as a native New Yorker might put it, 'Wrong!'

Deborah Tannen

PeopleSpeakLanguageYouNiceMeet

It's really cool to see people show up at the shows night after night, and they're screaming the words of the song.

Chris Lane

WordsPeopleCoolNightSongSee

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