- Nov 07, 2020
Gold Quotes
From rush-era history to turning mishaps into gold.
Gold shows up here in wildly different forms — the literal 19th-century Gold Rush that helped build towns like Sacramento, gold-toned '60s fashion palettes, and the shimmer of ancient gilded artifacts. See also our Golden quotes for a closer look at the color itself.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- He Or She
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- Nov 07, 2020
Given the weight of an Oscar statuette, one made out of solid gold would be worth $219,000. That twinkle in a winner's eye would be more than just a realization that he or she is a decent actor; it would be the joy of holding a chunk of metal worth a new Lamborghini.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
The hard part for me was being an Olympic gold medalist and having that persona; you don't see too many Olympic gold medalists go into acting. It's actually even more difficult. You're not taken very seriously, and you're looked at in a different light, so it was kind of hard for me to go straight from Olympics into acting.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now, there is no business like show business, and there is no publicity like word of mouth. What is word of mouth, you may ask? Well, word of mouth is gold to Hollywood bigwigs, and it equates to box office bonanzas and hit TV shows.
- Mouth
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew I was going to be slugged up, my whole mouth gold.
- Nov 07, 2020
I would just say keep people around you that you can really trust. You can't let everyone dig in your pot of gold.
- Bitter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a lot of bitter memories from Beijing. Hopefully, we can erase those memories and bring the gold back to Japan.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
As to those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in God's path, give them, then, the tidings of a painful agony: on a day when these things shall be heated in hell-fire, and their foreheads, and their sides, and their backs shall be branded therewith.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had trouble finding my next goal after winning a gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics, but the interest of the public and my fans in me got even bigger. I wanted to get away from the pressure, even for a single day.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the pressure and was able to win the gold medal. I try not to feel the pressure, and I try not to be nervous when I am on the ice and when I compete.
- Nov 07, 2020
Many people talk about winning two straight gold medals, but I'm not focusing on defending the title.
- Punk
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a huge fan of sing-songy lyrics and loud guitars. Whatever punk band does that gets a gold star!
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020