Aimee Mullins Quotes

In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine.

Aimee Mullins

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Fame introduced me to a world of instant gratification and decadence I hadn't seen before.

Jesse Metcalfe

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Had I not gone to Japan in 1986, had I stayed home and majored in English literature as I'd intended to do, I might indeed have become an investment banker, an outcome that perhaps would have proved a more severe blow to the health of the U.S. economy than to the history of the novel.

John Burnham Schwartz

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I think, sometimes, you can just get really burnt out on something you enjoy doing and feel like the sponge is completely wrung dry.

Andrea Riseborough

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Film critics said I gave a voice to the fear we all have: that we'll reach a certain point in our lives, look around and realize that all the things we said we'd do and become will never come to be - and that we're ordinary.

Ann Bancroft

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I'd be lying if I didn't say there were days when I went back and said, 'I wish I'd done this. I should have done that. I handled this the wrong way.' But it's always in the motivation of getting better. I've never once looked in the mirror and said, 'Oh boy, can't do this one.'

Jeffrey R. Immelt

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Journalism talk is part of the nonstop background noise of American life.

Russell Baker

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Success has affected my self-definition in that I have more money. Writers pooh-pooh that idea, but it's a huge deal.

Mary Karr

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I'm a versatile player, I'm a technical player, and I play with my head, but I can progress further.

Michy Batshuayi

ProgressI CanPlayHeadTechnical

There are three main pillars of China's economy. One is export, which is limited by sluggish global demand. The second is investment. In many sectors, there is already too much investment and overcapacity. The third is consumption.

Lou Jiwei

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Every creative story is different. And yet every creative story is the same: There was nothing, now there is something. It's almost like magic.

Jonah Lehrer

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I don't look for bliss, just contentment.

Alison Krauss

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I love chicken and anything to do with chicken. I love anything that's homemade. Oh, and BBQ. And I love green beans. There is so much good food. I can go on and on and on.

Phillip Phillips

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