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If you're trying to be something you're not, it'... BELLA HADID I work so hard to make that sure I'm successful. If you're positive and really excited and e... SHAWN MENDES Teaching is a distraction and a burden, but it's also an incredible stimulus. And a reprieve, in... MARILYNNE ROBINSON I don't think that you can invent on behalf of customers unless you're willing to think long... JEFF BEZOS Hopefully with each thing that you do you're learning something, you're growing, and you'... RIAN JOHNSON We know that, when it comes to technology and the economy, if you're not constantly moving forwa... BILL OWENS If you're going to do something that's going to cause offence to people, you're always g... IRVINE WELSH You've got to be yourself, and if you're not, you're a phony. It comes shining through i... JACK HARBAUGH With short hair you have to get a haircut every two or three weeks. And if you're coloring your ... JAMIE LEE CURTIS Usually whenever you're scared of something, do it. 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