I was at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, and I was performing at a show there. Jimmy Carter was going to be coming through with his Secret Service detail. The manager pulled me aside, and they didn't want me to shake Jimmy Carter's hand because they were afraid it would make the news if I stole from him.
Apollo Robbins
ServiceMeDetailVegasNewsWant
Modeling had never entered my consciousness. I was always like, 'I'm going to act.' But I thought, 'If this can help me with that, great.'
Anya Taylor-Joy
GreatMeThoughtHelpModelingAct
The mechanisms inside me tick like a criminal. My mind works like theirs, and criminals can smell it when they're around me - but I choose not to use it in a bad way. I just choose to do good things.
GoodMindMeGood ThingsChooseBad
I was doing all these hand exercises, trying to move things like other kids, catch things like other kids, and change my reflexes, and I guess I just didn't stop. That's why if somebody says to me, 'Can I learn this?' I will say, 'Probably, if you can get the psychology right.'
ChangeMeLearnDoingTryingYou
My beautiful, selfless sister Manuela Testolini-Benet continues to inspire me to be a better woman. Always thinking of others, always doing God's work.
Apollonia Kotero
WorkGodBeautifulWomanMeSister
When I became a teen, I ran into a friend at a magic shop who took me under his wing. I started reading up on magical theory and immediately blended that with what my brothers had shown me.
FriendTeenMeReadingMagicUp
I need specifically love, affection, people to touch me all the time. Because otherwise, I don't really - I don't cope very well. On 'Morgan,' everything is shot from the other side of the glass, so I was alone in a soundproof room watching everybody but being completely separate from whatever was going on.
LoveAloneTimePeopleMeGlass
To me, it always comes down to character and script and then director. If a character belongs to me, it's mine. We belong to each other, and I feel a fierce need to tell that story, and it just so happens that a lot of these characters have been residing in pretty dark worlds.
CharacterMeStoryFierceFeelDark
It's important to be driven and have goals. You want an independent woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to go after it. It's attractive to me when a woman is doing what she loves. It makes me want to know more.
Apolo Ohno
GoalsWomanMeIndependent WomanYou
The gods do not need sacrifices, so what might one do to please them? Acquire wisdom, it seems to me, and do all the good in one's power to those humans who deserve it.
Apollonius of Tyana
GoodWisdomPowerMeDeserveNeed
O thou Sun, send me as far over the earth as is my pleasure and thine, and may I make the acquaintance of good men, but never hear anything of bad ones, nor they of me.
GoodMenSunMeBadEarth
O ye gods, grant unto me to have little and to want nothing.
MeWantNothingLittleGodsGrant
I had a ton of energy, ran around like crazy - more than a handful for my dad. I was crazy. Dad barely handled it. I was never diagnosed ADHD or anything like that, but I'm pretty sure I had it when I was younger. It's the only thing that would explain me getting into trouble all the time.
TimeMeCrazyEnergyTroubleNever
My dad's great. He's my biggest supporter. He's always told me that whatever I choose to do, I can do it. I just gotta put my mind to it.
GreatMindMeChooseI CanWhatever
I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.
LifeFatherMeInfluenceBelieve
I love the smell of frying liver. It kind of releases a sweetness into the air, and it kind of prickles your nose, and it kind of makes you awake... it gets me excited.
April Bloomfield
LoveMeYouKindSmellAir
I delight to lodge in such temples as are not regularly kept closed. None of the gods reject me; they make me partner of their roof.
MePartnerRoofDelightGodsNone
I wasn't the most confident of cooks, but I just persevered, and I wanted to learn, and I wanted to be a sponge, and I wanted to be better than the next person, and I wanted to learn as much as I could, so I just kept pushing, and it took me a long time actually to be confident in my technique and my ability as a cook.
TimeMeConfidentBetterLearnLong
Most of my food memories are of my Nan cooking Sunday dinners - roasts of meat with lots of vegetables. I suppose I cook what's comforting and dishes that make me feel good.
GoodMemoriesFoodCookingMeFeel
France was always a little scary to me. I had the preconception that France was a bit hoity-toity.
MeScaryAlwaysLittleFranceHad
When there's somebody racing side-by-side, when somebody's right next to me and they're pushing and we're both tired, we're both fatigued, I want to be able to beat them mentally.
TiredMeRacingWantRightBeat
Music to me is life. It's what gets me going.
LifeMusicMeGoingGets
Every Olympic athlete prepares differently. For me, I am 100 percent into the sport. And if I decide to really make a crucial career decision to say, 'This is something I want to do,' I want to leave no stone unturned in my preparation.
DecisionI AmPreparationMeCareer
I've been an athlete most of my life and on a disciplined schedule. Working out for me is just part of my every day.
LifeDayMeMy LifeEvery DayOut
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