Academy Quotes - Page 16

• I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think confidence is the biggest thing; it's all mental. I train with the best of the best, including my brother Steven, a five-time world champion who won Olympic gold medals.

  Diana Lopez

  Brother, Thinking, Champion

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• The Talmud derives its authority from the position held by the ancient (Pharisee) academies. The teachers of those academies, both of Babylonia and of Palestine, were considered the rightful successors of the older Sanhedrin...At the present time, the Jewish people have no living central authority comparable in status to the ancient Sanhedrins or the later academies. Therefore, any decision regarding the Jewish religion must be based on the Talmud as the final resume of the teaching of those authorities when they existed.

  Louis Finkelstein

  Teacher, Teaching, People

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• My brother knows more about film sets than I do, because he works at New York Film Academy.

  Elizabeth Olsen

  Brother, New York, Film

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If I did things for the money, I'd have done adverts in the 1980s, when I was hot enough to be offered them, and 'Police Academy 6,' which I was asked to write.

  Ben Elton

  Writing, Police, Hot

  "Ben Elton applauds 'vibrant' standup comedy scene" by Matt Trueman, www.theguardian.com. May 15, 2012.

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• I was raised Irish Catholic and went to Holy Names Academy, an all-girl's private Catholic school. I loved the nuns there and I love them to this day.

  Kitty Kelley

  Girl, School, Names

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• The people voting for the Oscars are so old. I haven't seen one Academy award voter with a tampon in her purse.

  Joan Rivers

  Funny, Awards, People

  "Joan Rivers: the best of her career in clips and quotes" by Lilah Raptopoulos, www.theguardian.com. September 4, 2014.

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