- Cracking
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Reading
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you spend all your time reading books that you only pretend to understand, year after year, there isn't much room for anything else.
- Cracking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would climb on roofs and jump off using my parents' bed sheet, hoping it would open like a parachute. I was always getting hurt, breaking a leg, you know, bruising, cracking my head open.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a sport that didn't allow you to grow up. There was always the threat of younger competition. So you had to maintain the image of youth.
- Relax
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- Nov 07, 2020
An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax.
- Become
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's so much denial in gymnastics. It's a beautiful sport but the other part is numbing. You become machinelike. They'll refute this, but I've been around it. I know.
- Nov 07, 2020
You see your peers weighing 80 pounds and you think, 'Oh, my God, I've got to be 80 pounds or I'll fail.'
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anytime you have a difficult encounter with your child, there is a good chance that at least one of these factors is bringing out the worst in him or her: transitions, time pressure, competition for your attention, conflicting objectives.
- Liar
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- Nov 07, 2020
The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy.
- Mentor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Seek out a personal coach or mentor in the workplace. He/she should push you when you need it by encouraging and motivating you. Don't be afraid of their honesty.
- Partner
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- Nov 07, 2020
You never know where your career will take you. A competitor in the market could suddenly become an unlikely partner. Be flexible, keep your slate clean, and stay open to unlikely collaborations.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you do have songs where you're going to say something, some kind of statement about cultural or social stuff, that in general people love it. People love to be challenged in that way.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Get to know the real you, rather than try to look like or dress like those around you.
- Embody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Philippines, what an amazing honor it has been to carry your name across my chest and to embody you in all aspects.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020