Quote by Petra Nemcova
I was so afraid to even read a paper in front of my classmates. It

I was so afraid to even read a paper in front of my classmates. It is very funny because at that point my teachers would never have believed that I could speak in front of an audience of over 2,000 people. – Petra Nemcova

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I grew up under Communism so we could only learn Russian, and then when Communism fell in 1989 we could learn a few more things and have the freedom to travel and the freedom of speech – and the freedom of dreaming, really. – Petra Nemcova

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Freedom
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We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldnt have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness. – Petra Nemcova

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Knowledge
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I used to work all the time, and now if there is a wedding, theres a concert, Im there. – Petra Nemcova

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wedding
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Its funny how I use social media because I dont use it to promote my restaurants that much. I use it for social issues and I think thats what its for. I do a few things – I mess around with music a lot because thats a passion of mine. If something strikes me and I want to share it, I do. – Tom Colicchio

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If I have to lay an egg for my country, Ill do it. – Bob Hope

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funny

Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. Im afraid it did. – Bette Davis

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funny

Im like, bursting. I should be working. I dont want to take a break. Its funny, on set, I dont have to go to the bathroom, I dont have anything wrong, Im perfectly fine, so through-and-through. Im not hungry. Im literally not even in my own body. – Kristen Stewart

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funny

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I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her its important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity. – Sally Kirkland

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The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals, good, bad, and otherwise. – P. J. ORourke

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The lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy cant be managed through the politics of personality, and our President would do well to take note of an observation John F. Kennedy made once he was in office – that all of the worlds problems arent his predecessors fault. – Sarah Palin

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Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. – John Ruskin

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work