Apolo Ohno Quotes

My life has always been with my dad. Since I can remember, I was raised by my father my entire life. So he's kind of been that mom and father figure - always.

Apolo Ohno

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LifeFatherMomMy LifeRemember

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

Robert Quillen

AgeGrowGetOlderOurAnecdotes

When my father started talking about strip mining in the Appalachia back in the '60s, I remember a conversation I had with him where he said, you know, this is the richest state in the country if you look at the resources and the land, but the poorest people after the state of Mississippi: the 49th poorest people in the country.

Robert Kennedy, Jr.

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I love my mother.

Tori Spelling

LoveMotherI Love

My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted extraordinary beauty in Athens and unspeakable poverty in India.

Mary Chapin Carpenter

BeautyTravelPovertyIndiaYoung

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.

Mary Kay Ash

LeadershipLeaderSpeedGang

I've spent my life defending the Net, and I do feel that if we don't fight online crime, we are running a risk of losing it all.

Mikko Hypponen

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There are folks who now know black families - like the Johnsons on 'Black-ish' or the folks on 'Modern Family.' They become part of who you are. You share their pains. You understand their fears. They make you laugh, and they change how you see the world.

Michelle Obama

FamilyChangeWorldBlackLaughYou

And let us not forget the Social Security system. Recent studies show that undocumented workers sustain the Social Security system with a subsidy as much as $7 billion a year. Let me repeat that: $7 billion a year.

Luis Gutierrez

MeYearSecurityForgetWorkersUs

I think Eric Bana would be a good Superman. He's got that look. I think he'd be a great Superman.

Lou Ferrigno

GoodGreatThinkLookSupermanGot

Whether it's a blatant homage or unconscious mimicry, the Rolling Stones have permanently, indelibly influenced how rock stars look and behave.

Diablo Cody

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I think, at some point, all of us - I'm gonna speak personally, not for everybody else - you're gonna feel like a one-trick pony, and you might even be a one-trick pony. But at some point, if it's a really good trick, everybody's still gonna appreciate it.

Chris Stapleton

GoodSpeakThinkAppreciateYouUs

When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can.

Chubby Checker

HumbleI CanKnowTryHonest

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