Poliana Okimoto Quotes

Pool swimmers are very slim, and they're stronger. Marathon swimmers have to train an awful lot, and they end up losing a bit of muscle mass. So we need to have a bit more fat, though that's not the case with me. Many swimmers have a little bit of extra fat though, so that they can deal with the cold and get through what is an exhausting event.

Poliana Okimoto

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LosingMeColdEndFatStronger

What do I predict with the HBO 'Game Change' movie? I expect my family and Sarah Palin to be nothing short of crucified.

Meghan McCain

FamilyChangeGameShortNothing

A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why.

Amy Chua

StressAuthorityWhyAlwaysAsking

Imaginative writing, to me, is a way of discovering who we are and what we have to contend with; discovering what is out there and also what is not there. It enables me to think and explore and make something new with language while trying to make sense of our lives.

Romesh Gunesekera

MeWritingThinkLanguageTrying

There are, no doubt, as many conceptualizations of the good life as there are lives that aspire to it, but surely one of the most important pathways to its achievement begins with the desire to seek what is good - for the self, for those we love, for 'our neighbor,' for our earth.

Maryanne Wolf

LifeLoveGoodAchievementSelf

The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.

Christian Bale

SleepingMorePleasureObsession

There's a lot going on in the Bassett-Vance household, a lot of balls in the air.

Courtney B. Vance

BallsAirGoingLotHousehold

The ongoing conflict between us has caused heavy suffering to both peoples. The future can and must be different. Both our peoples are destined to live together side by side, on this small piece of land. This reality we cannot change.

Ariel Sharon

ChangeFutureLiveTogetherConflict

When I hear the bagpipes, it makes the hairs on my neck stand on end. It always makes me weep.

Ashley Jensen

MeEndStandAlwaysNeckHear

If I've gone to the market on Saturday, and I go another time on Tuesday, then I'm really prepared. I can cook a little piece of fish; I can wilt some greens with garlic; I can slice tomatoes and put a little olive oil on. It's effortless.

Alice Waters

TimeFishSaturdayI CanGoOil

When my disease nearly destroyed me in 2009, my doctors thought I'd be lucky to regain 80 percent of my cognitive abilities. When I was at my sickest, I couldn't read or write. I could barely walk on my own or groom myself. The disease felled me physically and mentally - robbing me, briefly but intensely, of my wits, my sanity, my memory, my self.

Susannah Cahalan

MyselfWalkMemoryMeThoughtSelf

I look to longevity. I just consider myself an actress and getting good roles. If being a 'superstar' gets me good roles, then that's a positive thing. But my goal isn't just to be a superstar. It's to act for a long time.

Penelope Ann Miller

PositiveGoodTimeMyselfMeLook

We will not know unless we begin.

Peter Nivio Zarlenga

KnowWillBeginUnless

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