I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies. ~Amy Adams
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York. ~Haile Gebrselassie
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There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me. ~Anna Kournikova
#quotes #anna-kournikova #sports #tennis

I only discovered the "Harry Potter" series in my tenth standard. I dived right into it, often reading non-stop through the day and night. It was the morning after one such readathon when I was to appear for a chemistry exam. Spending my night with the third edition of "Harry Potter" didn't help much, and I fared poorly. ~Sonam Kapoor
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
#quotes #alice-eve #childhood #clothing

Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
#quotes #craig-claiborne #entertainment #santa

Working 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness. ~Robert Harris
#quotes #robert-harris #children #happiness

[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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Align yourself with outstanding strategic partners. ~Carol Roth
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Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans. ~Lynda Resnick
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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Movements are as eloquent as words. ~Isadora Duncan
#quotes #isadora-duncan #sports #language

It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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The people of Chicago are a proud people; and for good reason. ~Jane Byrne
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I like Chris Rock. He's dangerous. ~Mel Brooks
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The trauma said. Don't write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones. ~Andrea Gibson
#quotes #andrea-gibson #sorrow

It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise. ~Simon Cowell
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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