Cheryl Cole Quotes

I didn't know what I was in for when I joined 'The X Factor' - I underestimated it.

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• I grew up poor in India, and there were days when we struggled to find food and other basic necessities. Our mother worked odds and ends jobs to keep the family together and educate us.

  

  Naveen Jain
  • Up
  • Family
  • Together

• One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to do with the body, the mind, medical technology, and the way we live our lives.

  

  Tansy Rayner Roberts
  • Different
  • Live
  • Mind

• When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing.

  

  Nana Mouskouri
  • Sister
  • Young
  • Ugly

• Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.

  

  Abdullah II of Jordan
  • Time
  • World
  • Party

• The only positive finding which could be drawn from the first series, was the conclusion that the relationships obviously had a more complicated lay-out than had been thought, for the effects were so varied that no obedience to any law could be discovered.

  

  Walter Rudolf Hess
  • Law
  • Positive
  • Thought

• If you're a psychologist, you can instrumentally change peoples lives for the better. But you can only do that for about 300 people to maybe a thousand people - if you're really prolific and you're working really hard.

  

  T. J. Miller
  • People
  • Change
  • Better

• During my childhood, Washington was a segregated city, and I lived in the midst of a poor black neighborhood. Life on the streets was often perilous. Indoor reading was my refuge, and twice a week, I made the hazardous bicycle trek to the central library at Seventh and K streets to stock up on supplies.

  

  Irvin D. Yalom
  • Life
  • Up
  • Black

• The dream for many millennial women is to make a difference as social or political entrepreneurs. They are using the social media and marketing tools they have mastered to empower less fortunate women and direct them onto career tracks that women have traditionally avoided, like science and technology.

  

  Gail Sheehy
  • Women
  • Career
  • Dream

• I believe I've got the best of both worlds - a modern man with old fashioned values. I'm happy to be a house husband but won't let my wife carry her own bag.

  

  Ian Watson
  • Believe
  • Happy
  • House

• You have one big mythology in your favor: Everyone believes that you Europeans are impeccable. But I know you are jerks.

  

  Fernando Flores
  • Know
  • Everyone
  • Mythology

• I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness.

  

  Harlan Coben
  • Children
  • True
  • Happiness

• I'll tell you this: You have to remember to chase and catch your dreams, because if you don't, your imagination will live in empty spaces, and that's nowhere land.

  

  Gary Busey
  • Live
  • Remember
  • Imagination

• It's always good to walk in a room and know everybody kind of looks up to you because I guess I've earned it.

  

  Ace Frehley Kiss
  • Up
  • Good
  • Know

• I'm completely in love with the world but also terrified of it. It creates some overwhelming feelings. Wanting to battle out that joy and fear is part of my music.

  

  Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
  • World
  • Music
  • Fear

• I was a stand-up comedian for 10 years, if you can believe it. And I gave it up at age 22.

  

  Samm Levine
  • Up
  • Believe
  • Age

• Never stop paying attention to things. Never make your mind up finally. Do not hold beliefs.

  

  A. S. Byatt
  • Up
  • Mind
  • Stop

• Whoever stands by a just cause cannot possibly be called a terrorist.

  

  Yasser Arafat
  • Just
  • Cause
  • Stands

• I don't know why so many artists talk about the mainstream's problems from the fringe. I think, unfortunately, it's almost like our education makes us too safe and terrified to step into the world.

  

  Mark Bradford
  • World
  • Why
  • Education

• I had to stay off Twitter for a little bit, and I had to not read the comments or look at my at mentions because I was getting a lot of nasty comments. At the end of the day, it does get to you, and it does make me sad.

  

  Vanessa Morgan
  • Sad
  • Nasty
  • Twitter

• We misuse language and talk about the 'ascent' of man. We understand the scientific basis for the interrelatedness of life, but our ego hasn't caught up yet.

  

  Jill Tarter
  • Life
  • Up
  • Ego

• Left the ranch in 1883, went to California, going through the States and territories, reached Ogden the latter part of 1883, and San Francisco in 1884.

  

  Calamity Jane
  • California
  • San Francisco

• In China, especially in the cities, if someone fainted on the streets, or if someone was knocked over by a car, you'll find lots of gawkers and gloaters, but rarely will you find someone willing to extend a helping hand.

  

  Patrick Henry
  • Hand
  • Car
  • Hands

• I didn't know what I was in for when I joined 'The X Factor' - I underestimated it.

  

  Cheryl Cole