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I came second in 'The Voice of Finland' in 2012 and my career really exploded at home. I had 300 gigs a year.
Do I miss Harvard? Not for a second. With a few exceptions... those four years are ones I would rather forget.
Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that's not nearly as scary as the second, which is losing.
My biggest phobia is spiders. When I was in second grade, one of my classmates got bitten. That did it for me.
The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust.
To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event.
I still believe nonfiction is the most important literature to come out of the second half of the 20th century.
The first draught serveth for health, the second for pleasure, the third for shame, and the fourth for madness.
If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?
I don't know about the rest of the world, but America loves redemption. They love giving people second chances.
My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned.
Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose.
The second a political consultant tries to play dirty tricks, it will backfire, and it will hurt that candidate.
If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice and second would be New York.
Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the second week. We are children of the eighth day.
The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.
If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.
When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings.
First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.
I am a firm believer that you can make a mistake but that shouldn't define you. Everybody deserves a second chance.
There are two sides to being pregnant. There is the beautiful, wonderful blessing side. The second side - it sucks!
I met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me a Stratocaster. He became a second father to me.
I think children are like pancakes. You sort of ruin the first one, and you get better at it the second time around.
I wrote 'Mistress of Spices' at an unusual time when I had a near-death experience after the birth of my second son.
I'm motivated every second by my work; it doesn't switch off. The pictures I make come from every blink of my lashes.
One can't judge Wagner's opera Lohengrin after a first hearing, and I certainly don't intend to hear it a second time.
I used to second guess myself all the time. I can sit there and work in circles when I'm nervous about what I'm doing.
Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!
We come from Second City where you're taught if you make your fellow stage partner look good, that makes you look good.
I think my thing is I grew up in the ghetto, and I was able to get a second chance. That's what I'm trying to tell kids.
Sometimes in life, you're not always given a second chance, but if you do, take advantage of it, and go out with a bang!
First-ever woman to have an iron-man match. It's been such a long time, to be the second woman ever to main event a Raw.
In any match, there are few critical moments where there's no second best decision. The rest of the moves are intuitive.
The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.
My favorite food from my homeland is Guinness. My second choice in Guinness. My third choice - would have to be Guinness.
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
Apollo 8 comes a close second, it not equal, to Apollo 11 for the most exciting, memorable moments on the Apollo project.
What's the worst that could happen? You're going to come second or lose? It's not like someone has got a gun to your head.
If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.
I do not mean for one second to suggest that 'White Doves at Morning' was written with a movie deal in mind. Certainly not.
Winning the second grand slam, it was a bit different. I don't have anything to prove anymore. I am at the top: number one.
I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same.
I heard one time that the Superman glyph is the second or third most recognizable symbol on Earth after the Christian cross.
I've always approached my job first as a physician. I'm here to help and take care of patients. I'm an administrator second.
I came to the conclusion that unless you are ruled properly, you cannot move forward. Everything else is second. Everything.
I'm much more open to being a supporting actor right now. At the age of 60, I'll be second fiddle. Fine. I'm happy to do it.
There's nothing as exciting as a comeback - seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance.