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HARALD ZUR HAUSEN When I first took the bench, I was assigned to handle a calendar of criminal cases. It was an enormo... JACQUELINE NGUYEN One day I looked at something in myself that I had been avoiding because it was too painful. Yet onc... MARIANNE WILLIAMSON This is an exciting moment for the CIRM as these awards mark the first step in our scientific progra... ZACH HALL This is an exciting moment for the CIRM as these awards mark the first step in our scientific progra... ZACH HALL The very first month I played it [Shirley Valentine] I felt like I was flying without a net. But onc... LORETTA SWIT When I wrote 'The Shadow Thief,' I had an obsession with Peter Pan. I get focused on things.... ALEXANDRA ADORNETTO I'd wanted to be an actress my whole life, that was my goal, that was all I cared about. KRISTIN DAVIS My father was the editor of an agricultural magazine called 'The Southern Planter.' He didn&... 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