Chris Hadfield Quotes

Just taking risks for risk's sake, that doesn't do it for me. I'm willing to take risks that I think are worth it, and I've worked so hard to make sure that I survive.

Chris Hadfield

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RisksMeSurviveThinkTaking Risks

I started out doing things like 'Flash Forward,' where I was the girl-next-door, and then, I did a show called 'Higher Ground,' where I played this really mean, sarcastic girl. Then 'Firefly' happened, and everybody thought of me as this bubbly, sweet girl-next-door again.

Jewel Staite

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I was taught in Bible college, religion and politics don't mix.

Jerry Falwell

PoliticsReligionCollegeBibleMix

I'm not a communist - I believe in the free market and that entrepreneurs should be allowed to take risks because it creates wealth and jobs, but I draw the line at people risking other people's money. That's deplorable.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou

MoneyRisksPeopleFreeBelieve

Le Mans takes the best out of everyone. Winning is important but it's not everything. It's such a big and great event in motorsport. You do more kilometres in that one race than Formula One do in a season, and probably a higher average speed. We average about 220km/h including pit stops and cover nearly 5000km.

Tom Kristensen

GreatBestWinningSpeedYouRace

If you live long enough, you'll experience everything.

Robert Torricelli

LiveExperienceEnoughLongYou

For example, I tend to personally reward myself for specific acts of exceptional discipline.

Robert Vaughn

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I think no athlete wants to end his career on an injury.

Jayson Williams

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I was never really a big presence in the home.

Dick Ebersol

HomeNeverPresenceBigReally

I've always been fascinated with the stealing of innocence. It's the most heinous crime, and certainly a capital crime if there ever was one.

Clint Eastwood

InnocenceCrimeAlwaysStealingBeen

For many years I have advocated 'redesigning Parliament' in a variety of ways - elect the Senate, do away with the 'confidence convention,' permit freer voting, strengthen the role of back benchers and committees, do away with ineffectual 'take note' debates, restructure question period, and so on.

Preston Manning

ConfidenceVotingBackQuestionRole

I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them.

Susan Sontag

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I went to a great church here in L.A., gave my heart to the Lord and felt freedom from things I've carried throughout my life that I just thought, 'I don't have to carry them any more.'

Sheila E.

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