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I don’t believe in the phrase ‘aspiring writer.’ To me it’s just, you’re a writer.

Dec 15, 2016

Shonda Rhimes, Entertainment Weekly interview
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Passion is a huge prerequisite to winning. It makes you willing to jump through hoops, go through all the ups and downs and everything in between to reach your goal.

Oct 25, 2016

Kerri Walsh Jennings, Reader's Digest
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Papi, look at where you are. Look at where you came from. Nobody’s shooting at you. Nobody’s trying to kill you. They pay you to play a kid’s game.

Mar 26, 2015

David Ortiz, The Players' Tribune
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I’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. I’m the first Simone Biles.

Aug 12, 2016

Simone Biles, The Atlantic
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The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.

Sep 17, 2016

Viola Davis, ABC News
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At this point I’m not physically able to attend the opening of the Olympics.

Aug 05, 2016

Pele, The Washington Post
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Just when we thought we were at the physical limit of the sport, then here comes Simone Biles. She’s the best I’ve ever seen.

Aug 03, 2016

Mary Lou Retton, The Guardian
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Dear young people, we didn't come into this world to 'vegetate’, to take it easy, to make our lives a comfortable sofa to fall asleep on. No, we came for another reason: To leave a mark.

Jul 30, 2016

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It just shouldn’t have happened… This was an easy home run speech: a successful, attractive immigrant talking about her husband.

Jul 19, 2016

Matt Latimer, CNN
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