Figure skating Quote by Yancy Butler Download Open image “Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I'm Irish. Go figure.” — Yancy Butler ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Figure skating Figures Names Native Native american
So when people used to call me 'chinki' I thought that okay maybe my mother is Chinese so they are calling me that. It… — Jwala Gutta Copy Share Image
My father named me Kelli because 'Kelli O'Hara' just sounded so Irish. — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
For most Native Americans, there's no more offensive name in English. That non-Native folks think they get to measure or decide what offends us… — Suzan Shown Harjo Copy Share Image
We are a mixed up people. We have mixed up ways of naming, too... When my father's brothers and sisters first went to colonial… — Binyavanga Wainaina Copy Share Image
My last name is originally Irish. I'm not exactly sure whereabouts it's from, but I've got family branches that were traced back there. — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
I would never be comfortable with an edited name. I have never hidden the fact that I am of Indian origin. — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
(Actually now I’m remembering that the goodbye chow isn’t spelled that way. It’s ciao or something weird like that. It’s Italian, right? But I’m… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
Not everybody is comfortable with my ethnicity. When I first came along in the business, they didnt really like the idea of my name… — Raquel Welch Copy Share Image
'Mira Grant' is actually my pseudonym. And 'Seanan' is pronounced 'SHAWN-in.' — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't know that I'd necessarily want to see into the future. I don't want to know what's happening next. — Yancy Butler Copy Share Image
I had to skydive for the movie and I was terrified. Like everybody, I thought it was going to be one of those experiences… — Yancy Butler Copy Share Image
Whether it goes to series or stands by itself, I'm proud of what we did with it, not only from the standpoint of what… — Yancy Butler Copy Share Image
My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon… — Yancy Butler Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him. — Yancy Butler Copy Share Image
I grew up in Greenwich Village. Dad was friends with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. — Yancy Butler Copy Share Image
I've spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control. — Yancy Butler Copy Share Image
That's really what science is just trying to figure stuff out, and I like figuring stuff out. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I decided to host my show 'Kiss and Cry' hoping that people actually want to participate and feel more familiar with figure skating. When… — Yuna Kim Copy Share Image
Figure skating is theatrical, and a part of it is wearing costumes. My costumes were very over-the-top and outrageous for figure skating. But for… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of… — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
“O wayfarer! Yearn finds quench, not in meadows, seashores or altitude of mountain peaks; but when being and dance are one.” — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
“If movements were a spark every dancer would desire to light up in flames.” — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
“Burdened no more is soul for whom life flows through dance like breath.” — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
I've always enjoyed performing. I was in figure skating before, and then I joined my first school play. Ever since that, you have not… — Daniela Bobadilla Copy Share Image
“Dance as the narration of a magical story; that recites on lips, illuminates imaginations and embraces the most sacred depths of souls.” — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
I am an American man, and in America, we still think of figure skaters as little girls in pretty, sparkly dresses - I worked… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
