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Related The two permanent thing in this world are change and responsibility as a parent.In 1 second, we coul... RHEA CASTOR MANGA TERRY PRATCHETT BRANDON SANDERSON BARACK OBAMA When I read a script, I always - the first question I ask myself is, 'Is there something that I ... GREG MOTTOLA I think that the young people today feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to their brothers and ... A. BARTLETT GIAMATTI you weren't mine to begin with. IAIN S. THOMAS ANDREA BOCELLI MADONNA CICCONE I have a responsibility to the people who work for me, the manufacturers I work with. There is no po... DRIES VAN NOTEN KYRSTEN SINEMA But when we have families, when we have children, this gives us a purpose for being, to protect our ... ERNIE HUDSON ACTION BRONSON People lose it when I say this, but I'm a novelist who doesn't read novels. There are lots o... KAREN TRAVISS (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON I always thought there were some people who were just destined to be disengaged in their jobs becaus... TOM RATH GREG MOORE C.S. LEWIS JOHN LE CARRE I think a lot of parents who are smart, well-read - they're the ones who are choosing not to vac... SEAN DUFFY We can change the lives of autistic children. We can make a difference. There are hundreds of famili... DAN MARINO By reading quotes i realized that some of them containing simple words, but this simple words could ... ABOOD DWEIK I don't think many people have ever read the report. Who has read 26 volumes of this case? How m... JOHN SHERMAN COOPER PANCHO GONZALES JOHN LE CARRE GLORIA STEINEM JOHN WATERS DAVID BOWIE I play guys who are willing to go really far. If the dung really hits the fan, I don't know if I... ELIAS KOTEAS Right now, I don't have the same urges as other women when they see a baby. When I see children,... GABRIELLE UNION RICK RUBIN Shakespeare's always been sitting on my back, since I began reading. And, certainly, as a writer... HOWARD JACOBSON J.K. ROWLING MARLEE MATLIN ELLEN DEGENERES LOIS LOWRY This is no longer as case of 'Johnny can't read,' ... It's Johnny won't read.' DANA GIOIA LEONARDO DICAPRIO I suppose and I hope that the young guys who are out there losing their lives at least feel the same... LAWRENCE HALPRIN This is mainly because I spend a lot of time writing and so don't have much time to read; I hate... JOHN SLADEK MANDY MOORE MARCO RUBIO I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they sho... BILLY BRAGG GARY HERBERT JOHN WAYNE What worries me about this whole case is that you had a man who did the right thing, who was a good ... JACK MARTIN There may be a lot of people out there who don't like me who don't even know me. But there a... RICHARD SHERMAN We have a responsibility to give people opportunities to do what they can do. It's a fundamental... MITCH KAPOR I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors. NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST ZIG ZIGLAR MELISSA GILBERT DAVE RAMSEY I didn't know who was on the team, but I saw every eye as I walked down the aisle. It looked lik... AL KALINE You don't choose a party because it's the flavour of the month. I feel I will be able to wor... NANDAN NILEKANI We feel that he is making a very, very serious mistake in this case, that there are innocent young m... BILL THOMAS There is no reason to punish the future children of Brevard Public Schools for the past actions of a... HAROLD BISTLINE Every generation likes to think that children don't read as much as they used to when they were ... DARREN SHAN BARACK OBAMA RYAN GOSLING ALFRED ADLER ALFRED ADLER Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protoco... SALLY QUINN BILLY CRUDUP [Derek Walker, a spokesman for the Maryland Democratic Party, said the episode had nothing to do wit... DEREK WALKER Junior is a man who works full time as a volunteer for the community, ... He is kind, compassionate,... GEORGE FERGUSON There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the ... FRANK SERAFINI PALOMA FAITH CRAIG GROESCHEL NOVAK DJOKOVIC PATRICK DEMPSEY JOHN CONNOLLY I'm working in this very complex set of issues having to do with who we are as a species and how... EDWARD BURTYNSKY JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE People who come from dysfunctional families are not destined for a dysfunctional life. BO BENNETT I very rarely read a script that I don't feel I want to change a lot. DAVID MACKENZIE LEONARD COHEN I feel a connection to many songs that I won't sing because I don't think they are right for... AUDRA MCDONALD JANDY NELSON TEJU COLE People don't realize who this band is always been because we're so young, and it's hard ... TAYLOR HANSON FRANK SINATRA PATTI DAVIS HAYLEY WILLIAMS C. S. LEWIS This story is troubling not just for the families of the deceased who are now finding out that these... ASSEMBLYMAN FRANCIS BODINE FRANCISCO GOYA ISABEL ALLENDE DIXIE CARTER It's kind of the yin and yang that fascinate me. That for all the evil men do, there are also pe... LISA GARDNER GIORGIO ARMANI ERICH MARIA REMARQUE I believe that this case is about the unfortunate tragic death of a young pregnant mother who was an... CLYDE BENNETT Maybe people will read this book and think they have got to cut a bit more slack for people who have... MARK LATHAM It's rare for me to read any fiction. I almost only read nonfiction. I don't believe in guil... IRA GLASS JANET RENO BARRY EISLER There is always a need for good, skilled workers with a passion for sports. This makes a lot of sens... CARL SCHEER This decision comes as a welcome relief for the families who were ostracized and harassed because th... ANTHONY GRIFFIN COLIN KAEPERNICK ADAM MCKAY
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I'm no longer just a candidate. I'm the President. I know what it means to send young Americ... 
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Passion in life…is life. It’s contagious. Get naked and roll around in it. 