"Luis is right there.â€ I point to the corner of the yard, where my little brother is the centre of attention doing imitations of barnyard animals. I have yet to inform him that talent isnâ€™t as much of a chick magnet when you get into junior high."

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Simone Elkeles

#Brother Quotes #Animal Quotes #Attention Quotes

“When the police came, they found my brother asleep on the roof. Nobody knows how he got there.”
“If you ask a Saudi Imam why women in Saudi Arabia can't drive, he'll say, 'Because Islam demands it.' But that's absurd, because - first of all - Islam demands no such thing; and secondly, the only country in the world in which women can't drive is Saudi Arabia. The inability to understand the difference between a cultural practice and religious belief is shocking among self-described intellectuals.”
“Canada is big enough to make a difference but not big enough to threaten anybody. And that is a huge asset if it's properly used.”
“It's that quirky kind of weekend feeling they write ridiculous sunny-day songs about. You know the ones--I'm sure they're on your iPod even though you'd never admit it.”
“Anyway I will go same road because I, I was born in gymnastics. This is my, how to say, my life and my duty.”
“How essential it is in youth to acquire some intellectual or artistic tastes, in order to furnish the mind, to be able to live inside a mind with attractive and interesting pictures on the walls.”
“I can't figure out why anyone invests in active management, so asking me about hedge funds is just an extreme version of the same question. Since I think everything is appropriately priced, my advice would be to avoid high fees. So you can forget about hedge funds.”
“I learned a woman is never an old woman.”

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