Petra Nemcova Quotes & Sayings

I grew up under Communism so we could only learn Russian, and then when Communism fell in 1989 we could learn a few more things and have the freedom to travel and the freedom of speech - and the freedom of dreaming, really. — Petra Nemcova

If we focus on the minuses, we go down the spiral. But if we are able to focus on the pluses, we can become stronger and put more meaning into our life. — Petra Nemcova

I love to dance. — Petra Nemcova

I've learned a couple of things. And one of the things I have learned is that every experience has pluses and minuses. — Petra Nemcova

We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness. — Petra Nemcova

So, we have choice, and sometimes it seems very hard, but the best way to heal physically or emotionally is to keep positive. — Petra Nemcova

I used to work all the time, and now if there is a wedding, there's a concert, I'm there. — Petra Nemcova

There are lots of things which I would love to tell him, but in some way, I also feel that I lost the person closest to me. And I got a second chance to live. So in a way I feel that I live for both of us ... and I will do my best. — Petra Nemcova

Learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the present. — Petra Nemcova

I was so afraid to even read a paper in front of my classmates. It is very funny because at that point my teachers would never have believed that I could speak in front of an audience of over 2,000 people. — Petra Nemcova

My secret passion is motorbikes. I want a Kawasaki Ninja. — Petra Nemcova

I can dance for, like, four or five hours nonstop without even drinking water. It's a beautiful, beautiful thing. — Petra Nemcova

I think all women want to feel sexy and confident yet comfortable at the same time in what they wear. — Petra Nemcova

I talk to Simon, I write to him. I never used to write a diary. But now I'm writing a diary to him. I think it's not just me, but lots of others, family and friends, can still feel him around. — Petra Nemcova

It's usually when the cameras leave that the support leaves as well. — Petra Nemcova