Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quotes

There are many women who came before me who didn't really have the same opportunities that I have had. That's why I always wanted to be a great ambassador - not only today's generation - but for the women who really didn't have a voice, but who paved the way for me.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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I think all the garbage in the world is thanks to a very small handful of idiots.

Jeff Dunham

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Fashion, for me, is comfort. It is the most important thing for me.

Rithvik Dhanjani

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I'm always frightened away by movies that lower the bar on our endeavor to learn more about the crazy weird creatures that we are.

Jason Ritter

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But as soon as we got that higher speed access to the home there's going to be a tremendous crunch on the backbones for a much higher speed bandwidth. People really ought to be planning for that.

Jon Postel

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It took me a lot of times watching it that I started to appreciate 'Pulp Fiction.'

Christoph Waltz

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The game business arose from computer programs that were written by and for young men in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They worked so well that they formed a very lucrative industry fairly quickly. But what worked for that demographic absolutely did not work for most girls and women.

Brenda Laurel

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When I feel I'm repeating myself, I'll probably pack it in.

Philip Kerr

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I'd really like to play bad guys or guys that have something a little bit off about them. And I get to do that periodically.

Scott Bakula

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We are deeply conditioned against unconditionality because we've been told in a thousand different ways that accomplishment always precedes acceptance, that achievement always precedes approval.

Tullian Tchividjian

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I'm so fortunate, it's ridiculous.

Norman Reedus

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Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didn't know how to be, but we sure were anxious to learn.

Norman Rockwell

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The symbolic significance of individual athletes' achievements has sometimes proved more productive than the negotiations of diplomats or politicians.

Richard Attias

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