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WYCLEF JEAN There are wonderful films that become studio films, but they're conceived independently. That... DAVID CARRADINE CASS SUNSTEIN My advice to young people is to get something that's growing because that's how you get care... HAMILTON E. JAMES AVA DUVERNAY It's easy to buy. Prove that you bought at the right time and the right price. IVAN GLASENBERG CRAIG GROESCHEL The truth is not a bidimensional thing; it's not flat. It's rounded; it's like a sphere,... EDGAR RAMIREZ URSULA K. LE GUIN To get the Nickelodeon award? That's like 'it.' It's one of the best. It's defin... NELLY Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and gettin... ZACHERY TY BRYAN I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird. EDIE CAMPBELL CHARLIE SHEEN This is the first generation to grow up on Thatcher - it's a different ethos. It's money min... JANE CAMPION FEISAL ABDUL RAUF MARY STEENBURGEN KIRSTIE ALLEY The most special Slam is Wimbledon, of course. 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EDWARD BURNS RAY LAMONTAGNE Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH GALWAY KINNELL When you're a kid growing up, you say you want to make it to the Major Leagues, and when you rea... JOE MORGAN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE There's a side of fashion that's very analytical and data-oriented and methodical, but there... IMRAN AMED I can't understand people calling themselves religious and being hateful. If a preacher is preac... MOJO NIXON ELISABETH SHUE I think that's what really a substantial work is, it's forever. It's the truth now and i... ABBEY LINCOLN In every person we meet there's this little piece of God in them and that's who you talk to.... TERRENCE HOWARD SYDNEY POLLACK I always feel like 'as long as I'm doin' what I love to do, the money's naturally go... AKON One of the things about jail that's weird is that you're sent to a place where you're su... LANE GARRISON WAYNE GRETZKY BABYFACE You win a race, the next race it's a question mark. Are you still the best or not? That's wh... MICHAEL SCHUMACHER CRAIG GROESCHEL RAUL LABRADOR It's a long process transitioning from indie to mainstream, and it's not that easy because i... COCO MARTIN We need to stay together, to spread the truth like religion. It's a lonely, scary road, and we&#... CAROLYN CHUTE AMY POEHLER CINDY SHERMAN HENRY ROLLINS 28. Feelings are neither right nor wrong. It's what you do with them that causes the problems. JAMES C. DOBSON RON HOWARD It's more like Christmas, you know, when you get a shot in that looks great and it's exactly... ZACK SNYDER But find something that you absolutely love doing. And then get to love the way you do it. That'... AL LEWIS LEBRON JAMES Before 'Grey's Anatomy,' I was doing musicals, plays, commercials, you name it. CHANDRA WILSON GEORGE HARRISON Everyone Instagrams all the people they are with. I get that it's part of the job. But there'... EDIE CAMPBELL JERRY DELLA FEMINA
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