Figure Skating Quotes - Page 4

• That's really what science is just trying to figure stuff out, and I like figuring stuff out.

  Steve Squyres

  Science, Trying, Stuff

  "Person of the Week: Steven Squyres". abcnews.go.com. January 9.

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• Ah, well, do I wish that we lived in a world where gender didn't figure so prominently? Of course. Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not.

  Judy Chicago

  Art, Thinking, Wish

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• I have a figure, and there aren't many girls out there right now who have that.

  Carmen Kass

  Girl, Figures, Right Now

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• I love being on stage or in front of the camera. My work brings me a lot of joy. It helps me figure out who I am. I'm really lucky that I get to make a living at acting.

  Dana Delany

  Being In Love, Love Is, Who I Am

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.

  Barry Sonnenfeld

  Laughing, Want, Reactions

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• The bus ride to the arena... I slipped on my Discman and listened to some of my favourite music, all the while imagining myself on the ice. Visualization and imagery are very important in figure skating, or any sport for that matter. This is where you see yourself in your mind performing in front of an audience and judges. I also imagine how I am going to feel during the performance. During the bus ride, I pictured myself skating a perfect program.

  Josee Chouinard

  Sports, Ice, Perfect

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• You have to be able to focus, to control your energy. You need to make it your ally, instead of trying to harness it, to muscle it. That wastes energy too. There has to be a harmony between you and your body. Your mind and your body, and your soul have to connect in order to move forward. And this comes through relaxation.

  Elvis Stojko

  Moving Forward, Order, Focus

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• When you are relaxed, you can focus a lot more easily than when you are hyper and over-energetic. It's important to be "up" for a competition, but you shouldn't have too much energy, because you might not be able to control it. In competitions, it is important to be able to bring the power and energy you are feeling down to a level that you can control. This comes with practice and experience.

  Elvis Stojko

  Practice, Focus, Feelings

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• You always learn from your mistakes.

  Elvis Stojko

  Mistake, Learn From Your Mistakes

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• I was trying to figure out what a memory feels like.

  Charlie Kaufman

  Memories, Trying, Figures

  "Charlie Kaufman: A true original". www.today.com. March 18, 2004.

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• It's a hard process to navigate... to figure out where your kid ought to go to college.

  Margaret Spellings

  Kids, College, Figures

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• One cannot with impunity try to transfer this task entirely to mechanical assistants if one wishes to figure something, even though the final result is often small indeed.

  Max Weber

  Wish, Trying, Tasks

  Max Weber (1968). “On Charisma and Institution Building”, p.295, University of Chicago Press

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• Well, I can't figure out God.

  Oral Roberts

  Figures, Wells, I Can

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• When we can figure out a way to really tour and make a profit, then we'll do it again.

  Michael McKean

  Way, Figures, Profit

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• Basically, we are a whole world of people desperately trying to figure out what is the dark side of our natures and how much can we explore without becoming something else.

  William Petersen

  Dark, People, Trying

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• I actually had a Bobby Orr action figure. You could put the pads on him and skates and all that. I was 7, and he was still playing.

  Mike Weir

  Sports, Pads, Action

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• I don't have a no-trade clause. I figure someone is going to pick me up.

  Bobby Bonilla

  Sports, Pick Me Up, Figures

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• What makes you really come together under pressure is determination and focus and toughness.

  Debi Thomas

  Success, Sports, Determination

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• I think everyone is trying to figure out who they are and their own thing.

  Joshua Homme

  Thinking, Trying, Figures

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• Michelle Kwan is an incredible artist, she wears her heart on her sleeve when she performs. She has grown so much from every influence in her career, and she has made herself the biggest star there ever will be in figure skating. She's down to Earth, friendly and always positive. Nobody will ever match her longevity or her ability to be such a strong competitor.

  Johnny Weir

  Strong, Stars, Heart

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• Figure skating is theatrical, and a part of it is wearing costumes. My costumes were very over-the-top and outrageous for figure skating. But for me, it's all beautiful. Even when nobody else believed they were beautiful, I felt beautiful in them.

  Johnny Weir

  Beautiful, Costumes, Skating

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• I am an American man, and in America, we still think of figure skaters as little girls in pretty, sparkly dresses - I worked very hard to change the perception and image of figure skating, and I think I've done a great job on my end, but in figure skating, taste needs to evolve.

  Johnny Weir

  Girl, Jobs, Men

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• Look at all the buses now that want exact change, exact change. I figure if I give them exact change, they should take me exactly where I want to go.

  George C. Wallace

  Change, Giving, Looks

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• The Doors were successful. It was Jim Morrison as the centre and the figure and the spokesman, the figurehead, but we were all into the same thing. That's why we were a band.

  Ray Manzarek

  Successful, Doors, Band

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• I'm six-foot-five. I'm not going to win the gold medal in figure skating. But I can try, and that's what matters. Trying.

  Aleks Paunovic

  Winning, Feet, What Matters

  "Watchtower Actor Aleks Paunovic: Getting out of his own way, and the importance of trying". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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