Don't wish to be normal. Wish to be yourself. To the hilt. Find out what you're best at, and develop it, and hopscotch your weaknesses. Wish to be great at whatever you are.
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LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD When the souls rise up in glory, yours shall not be shunned nor sunderered, but shall be the prize o... LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD The gods do not grant miracles for our purposes, but for theirs. If you are become their tool, it is... LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD We have what we can hold, dear boy, and never let them see you flinch or falter. LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD You cannot outguess the gods. Hold to virtue—if you can identify it—and trust that the duty set ... LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD A guy like Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather is used to fighting 12-rounders. Put them into the rin... MANDY BUJOLD Canada definitely has a strong program in women's boxing, and we're showing that women are c... MANDY BUJOLD I remember the first time I stepped into the ring at age 16. I loved hitting things... but who likes... MANDY BUJOLD One of my brothers, Eric, who is one year older than me, was actually the first one to start boxing,... MANDY BUJOLD I always joke that I want to be able to retire from boxing and still be able to look into the mirror... MANDY BUJOLD I say things as if they've already happened, so as I'm getting ready I can think about it an... MANDY BUJOLD The last Pan Am Games in 2011 was one of the best experiences in my career. It was the first time wo... MANDY BUJOLD There's always that stigma of, 'Women shouldn't box,' or stereotypes of what a femal... MANDY BUJOLD Before, boxing was something that I did. Now, boxing is who I am. MANDY BUJOLD Boxing gave me a path in life. Because of boxing, I learned what I'm capable of achieving if I p... MANDY BUJOLD Qualifying for the Olympics is probably harder than winning a medal at the Olympics. MANDY BUJOLD No one likes getting hit. It's a normal thing... I used to make up excuses when the coach would ... MANDY BUJOLD I, for one, refuse to box without headgear as an amateur. With the rising awareness of concussions a... MANDY BUJOLD The main thing in acting is honesty, to feel the humanity and get to the essence of the character. Y... GENEVIEVE BUJOLD I don't like to intellectualize about my acting. I don't sit around and study the pages of a... GENEVIEVE BUJOLD Las Vegas is the perfect host city to bring new energy to the Miss America Pageant. It should make f... ART MCMASTER We had hundreds of volunteers, and the thing worked like clockwork. ART MCMASTER the pageant's continued vitality and growth. ART MCMASTER Atlanta is a nice city, ... I'm sure they would have the facilities. ART MCMASTER She is really influenced by mass media Hollywood. A lot of her works include drawings of celebrities... CHRISTINA MCMASTER [Pageant officials thanked the Atlantic City community for its longstanding support of the pageant.]... ART MCMASTER The decision to leave the longtime home in Atlantic City was made after extremely careful deliberati... ART MCMASTER I will give you my days... but, my dear sorceress, your nights are mine. BEC MCMASTER What we wanted to do is find a new host city that has all glitz and glamour Miss America is known fo... ART MCMASTER What we wanted to do is find a new host city that has all glitz and glamour Miss America is known fo... ART MCMASTER It was a strictly financial decision. The revenues just aren't there anymore. People think we wanted... ART MCMASTER There's really one major difference between this tax return and last year's, and that is the differe... ART MCMASTER We're trying to promote these young ladies as tomorrow's leaders. We're going to push scholastic ach... ART MCMASTER The days of big money are gone, and the days of big-money production companies are gone. The big mon... ART MCMASTER We've received four unsolicited calls today. They want to start talking. They want to talk about the... ART MCMASTER We needed to find a better partner, one that better understands our values. CMT's audience is the he... ART MCMASTER The decision to leave the pageant's longtime home in Atlantic City was made after extremely careful ... ART MCMASTER She's very smart. She is pretty sharp. She's really concerned about people. She has a hilarious sens... CHRISTINA MCMASTER Once we reach Las Vegas the game faces come on. ART MCMASTER He tells me there'll be no sex in it, and I expect there won't. It's a very moral novel about life t... BRIAN MCMASTER A number of major artists said they'd like to be part of my last festival and it was an offer I coul... BRIAN MCMASTER When I hear a little about something like this, I want to get the whole story. Joe was one of the bi... GARY MCMASTER Most of the World War II veterans are in their 80s now, and many are dying. Their families are putti... GARY MCMASTER I think what we saw today was the effect of our counterinsurgency and security operations in Tall Af... HR MCMASTER A couple of months ago, they might not have been able to pull it together after something like that.... HR MCMASTER Is there enough force here right now to secure this area permanently? No. Are there opportunities fo... HR MCMASTER