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The goal of jiu-jitsu in self-defense isn't to take someone down to the ground - the goal in jiu-jitsu for self-defense is actually to be able to defend yourself on the ground, get up, and get away from an attacker. That's what the goal is. ”
Just as discipline and freedom are opposing forces that must be balanced, leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities between one extreme and another. ”
That's my ambition: that you look at the pictures and realize what complex, fascinating, interesting people every single one of my subjects is. ”
One of the hazards of making a major discovery early in your career is the burden of expectation, not helped in my case by becoming a wife and mother soon afterwards. I'm sure some people think it was a flash in the pan. ”
I didn't always have research jobs. ”
For me, I guess I'm the acting equivalent of somebody that jumps off buildings and parachutes. ”
I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That's my job. I want to make them happy. ”
You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose. ”
You're always thinking, What's the next move - the career, the money. ”
Actually, I never thought of me being president of Brazil. First of all, I'm not a politician. I never have been, and I think I'm a very unlikely person for this kind of job because of my frankness. I've never dealt with political parties. I have no connections with political parties. So, I don't think so. ”