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“I feel like when there's so much conversation about women's athletics right now, we need to focus on their performance and their skill.”

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Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson, born on January 19, 1992, is an accomplished American gymnast. He has made significant achievements in the gymnastics world, winning multiple world championships and Olympic gold medals. more

“I was always known as that stocky, muscular, powerful, short, athlete. People always wondered if I was on steroids, and it was because I wasn't that long and lean, flexible, artistic gymnast. It didn't affect me too much but it got to the point where I tried to be that long and lean gymnast, and it just wasn't possible.”

People Ifs Long Powerful Known Too Much Athlete Artistic Flexible Steroid Gymnast

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“Everybody sacrifices something in an attempt to reach what they think society wants.”

Thinking Want Sacrifice

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“I was always trying to be leaner and thinner to fit the standard and the mold.”

Trying Fit Standards Mold Always Trying

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“I was under pressure because of what people were saying about my physique.”

People Pressure Under Pressure Physique

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“Many cartoons I've drawn have been controversial, perhaps a little before their time, certainly when I was getting started.”

Littles Has Beens Cartoon Controversial Getting Started

Author:Terry Mosher

“Despite that sort of reputation that Canada has of being a boring place, we really have produced really interesting politicians.”

Interesting Politician Boring Reputation Despite Canada Really Interesting

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“Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood?”

Book History Blood Tradition Thoughtful Thick Tourism Memories Dreams Reflections

Book:The Collected Works of C. G. Jung: Civilization in transition

Source: The Collected Works of C. G. Jung: Civilization in transition

“I think any good cartoon sums things up for people. It's kind of ironic we appear on the editorial pages of newspapers, but now of course we're transferring over to the net, and that gets a lot more attention.”

People Thinking Kind Courses Attention Pages Newspapers Ironic Cartoon Editorials

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“A good cartoon, what it does, is sum up a situation, very neatly, as opposed to reading a lot of articles and so on.”

Doe Reading Situation Articles Cartoon

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“I think it's important to understand that a cartoonist is not drawing for favourable reviews from politicians. What we're trying to do is capture the popular feeling of the time about a politician or a particular political issue. For that reason I think it sums up public attitudes that is very helpful to historians down the road.”

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