- Go
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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
- Different Angles
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are different angles you have to work with as a hitter. Figuring out with my body what helps me get into those angles... is a constant discovery.
- Back
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the ball was hit, my first reaction as a shortstop was always go in the direction of the ball. You can't do that at first base. You go too far in that direction, and it's hard to scurry back and be ready to pick the throw.
- Catch
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to catch the breaks.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
You used to be taught to let the ball go as far as possible and then drop it on the runner, whereas now it might be even more advantageous to direct the ball in front of the bag and get the guy on the leg.
- Today
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of times, if you stay in the present and focus on getting the most out of yourself today, then things work out the way they're supposed to.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a lot of really good skills you get from doing journalism - it completely changed my world and how I interact with other people.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a very shy girl who led an insulated life; it was only when I came to Oxford, and to Harvard before that, that suddenly I saw the power of people. I didn't know such a power existed, I saw people criticising their own president; you couldn't do that in Pakistan - you'd be thrown in prison.
- Crazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
New Orleans style is funky - it's just as experimental as the city. There aren't any rules. If you want to wear a polka-dot shirt and some crazy pants, you can get away with it there.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe buildings are alive, and when you want to make a change, you have to change in the same symphony.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tried not to listen very much to the critics. I know that whenever you do something, you must have a lot of critics, or it means that you haven't done anything. I never really bothered much and I don't care.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've realised now that the reality of children is you have to be in the right place with the right person.
- Exercise
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem.
- Escape
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.
- Escape
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all want to escape our circumstances, don't we? Especially if you are an actor.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020