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Caster Semenya Quotes

What is the point of me changing? If I became another person, it would be bad. If I acted in a different way with my friends, they would not be happy. It's important I stay the same.

Caster Semenya

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: south african
Birth: January 7, 1991

Topics

Happy Me Be Happy Friends Bad Way

I would never try to motivate anyone to follow me. I would motivate him to follow certain principles.

Jim Brown

Me Principles Try Never Follow Him

The celebrated film critic Pauline Kael once wrote that movies function as escape pods, portals to parallel universes that can be radically different from emotional norms and societal conditioning of our own. What she meant was they parceled out freedom, allowing viewers to lose their selves in an effort to find greater connection to the self.

Jenna Wortham

Freedom Effort Self Connection Lose

When the kids were young, they just wanted to be around us. We were units of comfort and support. As they get older, we work the turnstile, helping the exasperated customer pass whatever temporary obstacle is keeping them from their next exciting thing. Now we're the ones who just like having them in the room.

John Dickerson

Work Support Customer Comfort Young

My work is literally my voice.

Max von Essen

Work Voice Literally

I always say that bad women are fewer than men, but when you get one, they're fascinating because they're so rotten.

Ann Rule

Women Men You Bad Say Always

Plainly, when perfusate from an organ or blood from an animal is used for superfusion, substances can reach the assay tissues within a few seconds of generation or release.

John Vane

Animal Generation Reach Blood Within

Designers become translators for me. That's why I've gone to people like Gareth Pugh and Viktor and Rolf - they are speaking a nuanced language. Fashion says a lot for me.

Roisin Murphy

People Me Fashion Language Become

I am an entrepreneur in the entertainment industry. Somewhere early on when I couldn't get something I wanted through the system, I threw up my hands and tried to figure a way to get it done myself. A lot of it came from my upbringing. My dad was an entrepreneur.

Mike Binder

Myself I Am Hands Early Entrepreneur

I grew up looking at my parents as equals.

Mona Eltahawy

Parents Looking Up Equals Grew

The thrill of writing songs for other people, when you get that right, that person's soul speaks to that song; you've done them a favor and the world a favor. That's what writing is all about - you're always trying to get the real picture.

Soul People Writing World Song You

I grew up performing and singing. And acting, the idea of it just sort of fell into my lap. And I was a little hesitant at first, but I was like, 'Okay, I'll try it.'

Lucy Hale

Singing Acting Try Okay First Up

I would like to think that enough examples of non-compromise are going to start people thinking that there must be a better way to try to govern the country.

David Souter

People Start Think Thinking Better