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JOHN LYDON If people respond to the songs, whether they love you or hate you, then you've really done your ... DAVID CASSIDY I'm a meathead. I can't help it, man. You've got smart people and you've got dumb pe... KEANU REEVES I'm officially near-famous. If you've got four year old kids and you've got cable, then ... STEVE BURNS If you believe that your best years are behind you, you've guaranteed they are; I'm going to... GINA BARRECA You find out in life that people really like you funny. So what do you give 'em? Humor. And then... TERRY BRADSHAW You've got to invest in the world, you've got to read, you've got to go to art galleries... VIVIENNE WESTWOOD Most umpires are good about letting the argument go, but you can only go on for so long, or go so fa... BOBBY COX You've either got to find a way to make your continuing characters insteresting without making t... JANE HADDAM I've got some great guy friends. They can start out as crushes. But when you realize something i... 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