Laila Ali Quotes

I saw women's boxing on television for the first time when I was 18, and that's when I wanted to do it. So, it didn't come from me watching my father. I didn't know the sport existed; therefore, I wasn't really interested in it until I saw it.

Laila Ali

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 30, 1977

Topics

FatherWomenTimeMeTelevision

One thing lots of Christians do have in common is that they can't help coming across as smug. This winds lots of people up, particularly because famous Christians pronounce on the life of the poor from their very lovely affluent homes filled with their very lovely families and attractive pets.

Jo Brand

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Who wants their life and everything they have done for the past 25 years dragged in front of the American public?

Robert Kardashian

LifePastAmericanDoneEverything

We had a mother who could have been called a feminist. That's just how we were raised. Why do you have to go sulk off in some corner because you are a girl? What's the big deal?

Ann Wilson

MotherGirlYouGoWhyBig

I see myself being married to my girlfriend and backpacking all over the world. If I can go out and do a 15-mile hike and climb a 12,000-ft. peak, I'm good to go.

Matt Long

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In a personal context, I'm not in the ground, and I'm not in an institution. So I guess I'm doing pretty good.

John Trudell

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There's so much stuff said about me that's not true, so now if something is hurtful and wrong, I send an e-mail or letter immediately, saying, This is not true.

Tracey Emin

MeSayingWrongSaidNowTrue

We still live in a world in which a significant fraction of people, including women, believe that a woman belongs and wants to belong exclusively in the home; that a woman should not aspire to achieve more than her male counterparts and, particularly, not more than her husband.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

HomeWomenLiveWomanPeopleWorld

There is a sense in which we have - like, I go in to teach a class; I may be somewhat different than I would be talking to you, although it's related because it's public. I'm very different with my roommate or my lover or my cats. But I don't know if that means you're acting, really, if you're being truthful.

Mary Gaitskill

CatsTalkingYouActingGoKnow

Pilot season in L.A. is just this blood bath. They make so many pilots, and such a small percentage are picked up. And then if you are picked up, there are so many variables. You have to get a good time slot, and you have to get promoted. And then you have to thrive in that time slot.

Michaela Conlin

GoodTimeSmallThriveYouBath

I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff.

Jason Bateman

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The best comedy audiences in the country and this is tried and true, I'm not just saying it, in my opinion are Boston, Atlanta, and Chicago.

Denis Leary

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I consider myself a bit of a comedian. I write a lot of humorous songs.

Brad Paisley

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