Sally Pearson Quotes

Not a lot of people know me outside of athletics and believe it or not I am actually quite shy. The exhilaration of a win or tears after falling are the extremes. It takes me a while to get to know someone, but once I do I am very loyal to my old friends.

Sally Pearson

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Old FriendsI AmPeopleTearsWin

I mean, I spent 30 years in the world of physical perfection, right? I've known most of the world's most perfect physical specimens over the course of the last 30 years.

Jim Lampley

PerfectionWorldPerfectMeanRight

We're going to need oil and gas and coal for a long time if America wants to keep the lights on.

John S. Watson

TimeAmericaLongLightsLong Time

We need a president who understands the contributions and values of rural America, a president who understands the men and women who are up at 5 a.m. every day to grow the food that we put on our tables.

John Salazar

WomenFoodDayMenGrowAmerica

It's very difficult sometimes having bands, you know, when all the members aren't on the same page.

Stanley Clarke

YouPageKnowSometimesDifficult

It's important to have people who are absolutely willing to say you're wrong or who have a totally different perspective than you do on everything. Fresh ideas are hard to come by, and good ones are even harder.

Shonda Rhimes

GoodPerspectivePeopleIdeasYou

Politicians in Italy seem to spend so much time giving interviews, they don't have time to make the laws.

Toni Servillo

TimeGivingPoliticiansSeemLaws

We interviewed many, many men and women from the NYPD and the NYPD Intelligence Division, specifically, and they're really good, dedicated people who want to keep the city safe.

Matt Apuzzo

GoodWomenMenIntelligencePeople

It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.

Brene Brown

CompassionPracticeAuthenticityHard

I've enjoyed appearing in Atlantic City. East Coast audiences are a bit brighter than Las Vegas audiences. I think most entertainers will tell you the same thing. The East Coast audiences are more perceptive - especially when it comes to a performer with a theatrical background.

Anthony Newley

CityThinkVegasYouWillMore

Raphael Saadiq said to me, quite often, that Chuck D was his history teacher. And so he got a lot from the music, things that he wasn't getting maybe in school. And I feel the same way with regards to Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

MusicTeacherHistoryFireSchool

Well, I was born and raised in the Midwest, in Indiana specifically, and my childhood was full of weekend movies, you know, the Saturday and Sunday popcorn movies.

Sydney Pollack

ChildhoodSaturdayWeekendYouBorn

I am hoping, though, that many of them have kids, who, when they have a moment to take a break from their iPods, Internet, or Google, will explain to their parents running the country just how the world is being flattened.

Thomas Friedman

MomentI AmParentsWorldInternet

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