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Related I'm on a mission to make people aware that I'm not a solo artist. I'm sometimes challeng... TIM CROUCH I don't know if you know you're funny, but you enjoy being funny. I know I'm funny becau... GREG BEHRENDT I'm quite sarcastic, and I'm funny, but not kind of funny. It's a weird funny, and some ... MILLIE BOBBY BROWN People tend to think I'm insane, and I'm really tired of it. CAT POWER I don't care if people think I'm gay. I know I'm not, so it doesn't bother me. ADAM GARCIA If I'm in an uncomfortable situation, I think I can say something funny to defuse it. Sometimes ... JACK WHITEHALL Sometimes people come to my shows and think I'm a Christian artist, and they put their hands up ... JENNY LEWIS Sometimes I'm really funny, sometimes I'm quiet, sometimes I'm shy, but I'm constant... ELLE KING People who don't know me think I'm easy-going, but I'm a pessimist by nature and an old ... JAMES GARNER People make a big fuss over you when you're President. But I'm very serious about doing ever... JIMMY CARTER I'm kind of weird - I don't get excited. Sometimes I fake that I'm excited just to make ... EMMANUEL JAL I'm motivated every second by my work; it doesn't switch off. The pictures I make come from ... SAM TAYLOR-WOOD I make friends easily. I'm a gregarious guy, I'm open, I'm easy to get to know - I don... JERRY WEINTRAUB It is funny to me that because I can run, because I'm athletic, people tend to see that as my on... COLIN KAEPERNICK I'm not good with limitations. I tend to like to find my own. It hurts sometimes, but it's g... LEONOR VARELA I'm motivated every second by my work; it doesn't switch off. SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON I don't think I'm an intentional liar, but I'm a little bit of an exaggerator sometimes.... AUTRE NE VEUT I seem to get into situations that make people laugh, but I don't consider myself that funny of ... NATHAN FIELDER I downloaded a Ricky Gervais podcast once at the persistent urging of a friend and found it funny bu... RACHEL SKLAR I'm pretty sarcastic, and sometimes that doesn't come across on the Internet. It seems like ... SKY FERREIRA People tend to think that because I'm a performer and I don't go to a regular high school th... ARIANA GRANDE Any time I claimed to be white, that would be unacceptable. It just doesn't make sense in people... JORDAN PEELE I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn... RAHA MOHARRAK I do say things that I think will shock people. But I don't do things to shock people. I'm n... EMINEM I think I'm too cynical for L.A. My sense of humor doesn't go down well here, which probably... TEDDY THOMPSON I don't really necessarily think I'm a funny guy, but I like the opportunity to take on some... SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT It's fascinating that people, there's so many people now who will make judgments based on wh... CLARENCE THOMAS I don't analyze what I'm doing. I've read convincing interpretations of my work, and som... CINDY SHERMAN I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't ... NAOMI SCOTT I don't know where people think I'm from, but I'm from Chicago. It's really just tha... CHANCE THE RAPPER I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I do... DANIEL DAY-LEWIS I'm very bubbly, so when people meet me, they sometimes think I'm fake. I'm excited to m... LYNDSY FONSECA You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can't an... ANITA BROOKNER I internalize everything, keep everything inside. I'm not used to spilling my guts, and when you... DAVE BAUTISTA It doesn't matter if you stick the name 'bluegrass' on it. I think people call things bl... RICKY SKAGGS When people put labels on us, it doesn't always enclose everything that we are. So even though I... HALIMA ADEN I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mea... ALAN SUGAR I'm a great supporter of the European Union. I didn't support entry to the Euro, not because... GORDON BROWN I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good ... FERGUS HENDERSON I'd love to do a comedy. I'm terrified of comedy. I don't think I'm funny, but I gue... JARED PADALECKI I don't really care if people think I'm good-looking or not; it doesn't define me as a p... GENESIS RODRIGUEZ It doesn't bother me that people are stupid. I'm not stupid. AHMED BEST I feel like I pull inspiration from everyone, and I feel like I'm honored and grateful that peop... WINNIE HARLOW I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not tryi... STEVEN WRIGHT I don't do anything mysterious on purpose. I'm less than forthcoming, but that doesn't n... LEON REDBONE I'm pretty professional. I'm very aware when I'm not playing well and what I need to imp... DANIEL NESTOR I'm constantly changing, I'm constantly growing. I think I'm a little controversial... I... EVAN RACHEL WOOD You can be a pretty face, but if you're not a nice person, it just doesn't work. I'm not... KATE MOSS The typical response from people when I tell them I'm diabetic is, 'Oh, I'm sorry to hea... CHARLIE KIMBALL I'm not a big equipment guy; I think that people are a little bit shocked by that. I really don&... DAVE SITEK I just say what I think is the funniest thing I could say. I'm not trying to make headlines. I... AMY SCHUMER I feel angry that I can't be hypnotized. I'm not putting it down, and I'm not saying tha... THEODORE STURGEON I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interest... MADONNA CICCONE I don't think of myself as being troubled as a human being, but I guess I'm quite extreme, q... BEN DANIELS I do what I do to inspire people. They can't be inspired by an ego, a big-headed person. It does... LA'PORSHA RENAE Undeniably, I'm a country singer; I'm a country songwriter. But I feel like I make country m... KACEY MUSGRAVES I'm aware families sit around the telly to watch 'Vera', which is making entertainment o... ANN CLEEVES A lot of times, people think that it doesn't make sense for people to be depressed when they hav... MIRIAM TOEWS I tend to stay in character between scenes... to be rather serious on set, but here's why, and I... CHRISTIAN BALE I think I'm prouder of 'The Victim' than anything else, just because, if nothing else, i... MICHAEL BIEHN I'm from the suburbs and where I'm from didn't necessarily have people like you see in &... JANE LEVY This stand wasn't because I feel like I'm being put down in any kind of way. This is because... COLIN KAEPERNICK Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I'm far from being reclusive. I have 30- or 40-year friendships that I prefer to meeting new peo... KIRK KERKORIAN I don't talk about how old I am because sometimes it can affect parts that you get in Hollywood.... GARRETT CLAYTON I'm so lucky in my life, but I'm so unlucky in my abilities. I love art so much, but I'm... AGNES GUND I love inspiring people, and I love making good music, but I don't stress about it. I don't ... SELENA GOMEZ Look, you know, you can't please everybody. I'm a stand-up comic. I know that. It doesn'... BILLY GARDELL I don't want to make that sound like I'm preaching from a mountain top when I say you have t... TIM MCGRAW Unfortunately, as much as I am gullible, I also hate lying. I tend to tell the truth a lot... lying ... MONICA RAYMUND I'm 24. I think when I was 18, 19, I had a problem with it because I wanted to look older and mo... ALISON LOHMAN Once people tell me I can't do stuff, I'm going to go and make it happen. T-PAIN I'm not on Twitter or Facebook. I've never been interested in being on any of them. I don... HANNAH WARE I'm not a coach and I know it. I'm too busy and it doesn't pay. I'm expensive. But I... CARL LEWIS Just because I'm sassy and have a mouth on me doesn't mean I'm coming from a negative pl... KESHA People think I'm a freemason, and I'm not. People think I believe the end of the world is co... GRAHAM HANCOCK I don't think of myself as funny. I think of myself as rather grave, actually. And I'm suspi... HUGH LAURIE Sometimes people think I'm wearing a wig when I'm not wearing a wig, and then sometimes they... NICOLAS CAGE I have always been the first on the dance floor. Before fame, people thought it made me a good laugh... JESSIE J I don't judge people. I don't even judge people on 'The Voice.' I'm a coach. I... CEELO GREEN I want people to learn from me, see I'm human, and understand that I make mistakes just like the... COREY HAIM I don't care what people think of me, unless they think I'm mean or something, but I don'... SIA I tell people that I'm a Christian, but I don't think it's giving an insight into who I ... SALLY PHILLIPS I'm not interested in characters who aren't broken. I'm not interested in happy people. ... JOHN LOGAN I'm not sure I always feel like I'm in the seat. Sometimes I'm only holding on by one ha... DAVID MORSE I'm screamingly funny, you know, I really am in the books. And that helps because I'm funnie... KURT VONNEGUT I really don't mind what people assume about me. I really think that my brain is my private thin... ALICE EVE I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had ... ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC People assume because I have a very thick skin that I don't have feelings. I don't, for the ... MILO YIANNOPOULOS I'm often asked how I write books, but I don't think my approach is suitable for everyone. I... IAN RANKIN For some reason, I think that I'm not doing enough work. People are like, 'You're on a s... ALDIS HODGE The funny thing is, I'm so used to not caring what anyone says, good or bad, that unfortunately ... ROB ZOMBIE I'm constantly playing this game in my head where I'm thinking, 'Can this quote be pared... ANNA KENDRICK Sometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's charact... DAVID MITCHELL I'm a Cancerian, the typical crab with the tough outer shell and the soft bit in the middle. I d... KATHERINE JENKINS I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not an... SYD BARRETT I'm trying to make really flawed characters that have got redeeming features so people can say, ... IRVINE WELSH I'm such a blonde. It just doesn't make sense for me to have dark hair. JESSICA SIMPSON I think music will always be a big part of my life. I can't go five minutes without singing, som... JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE People criticize you for trying new things. I think, 'I'm new! I'm 22!' I don't ... IGGY AZALEA
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MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO The Philippines must ensure that it adopts, as much as possible, an equi-balancing strategy towards ... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO Numerically, half of our high-ranking government officials should be women, and half should be men. ... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO Research shows that when women are empowered as political leaders, countries often experience higher... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO Obviously, the Philippines or any regional state can never match Chinese defense spending, but we wi... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO I articulate the deepest need of the Filipino people, which is reform of a corrupt culture. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO I refuse for any person or organized group to dictate to me what God is. That is really the height o... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO Experience has shown us that attempts to control the Internet will invariably fail. We should be ins... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO We are legislators, not public works contractors. People look up to us to make serious laws that cou... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO There is nothing wrong with centralizing the budget in Manila. We are such a small country. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO That's the very essence of pork barrelism, when you give a huge lump sum to a person and say, ... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO I believe they don?t want to put a stop to these investigations because they want to oust the Presid... MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO Sexy is the attraction that is given as an encomium to women or men, or the capacity to attract the ... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO Planet Earth is estimated to have a lifetime of nine billion years. And we're right smack in the... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO I have no one at my side except God and His angels. I pray to God that He will turn my enemies into ... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO The cancer that demands our urgent attention is corruption and poverty. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO Society leaders have urged me to seek the presidency. 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