#same

It might have been easier to retire, to say my knee couldn't handle it and let that be that. At the same time, the prospect of not being able to compete in gymnastics anymore was heartbreaking. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#anymore #been #being #compete #easier

There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest, finishing one picture and reporting for another sometimes on the same day. ↗

— Gene Tierney

#day #days #finishing #i #layoff

I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black: it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect. ↗

— June Jordan

#black #depends #fact #feminist #i

New Jersey shaped who and what I am. Growing up in Jersey gave you all the advantages of New York, but you were in its shadow. Anyone who's come from here will tell you that same story. ↗

— Jon Bon Jovi

#am #anyone #come #gave #growing

She defaced my fly. And I've never been the same since. ↗

— Mike Judge

#fly #i #never #same #she

I try not to put anything political on the forefront of what I'm trying to do creatively. At the same time, I do think it's wonderful when I hear people say that it's inspirational that I'm an Indian woman on camera. My life is very diverse, and my friends are a diverse group of people. ↗

— Mindy Kaling

#camera #creatively #diverse #forefront #friends

I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were my priorities, and I stand by the same today. There wasn't a lot of support for those soldiers. ↗

— Janis Karpinski

#i #lot #mission #priorities #same

I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create. ↗

— Yousuf Karsh

#alone #also #because #built #create

Adam does most of the work when it comes to videos and he basically does the same as I do with the lyrics. The videos are his visual interpretations of our music. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#basically #comes #does #his #i

These people are real to me, and situations keep coming up where their emergence feels natural. It's like meeting old friends. I hope readers feel the same way. ↗

— Jonathan Kellerman

#emergence #feel #feels #friends #hope