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TRAVIS FIMMEL When I'm in Los Angeles, sometimes I hesitate saying that I'm an actor because people are li... CONDOLA RASHAD If death is in the room, it's pretty interesting. But I would also say that I'm interested i... GEORGE SAUNDERS Writing by myself, I spread that out more. I'll spend more time on a song then. I'm more cri... HUNTER HAYES Bottom line, I removed myself from the victim mentality and took control of my life. I'm not jus... ERIC D. THOMAS Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so muc... RAM DASS There's not a thing that any of you guys can say bad about me that would hurt my feelings... I... VINCE CARTER I've been very lucky, from the beginning. I've found that as long as you're fundamentall... ANDREW MASON I've learned that I need to spell out, even in cases seemingly so blatant, that in fact I am not... JAMES FALLOWS When you get bullied, you automatically think that you're the reason why you're getting bull... KAT GRAHAM I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medic... DANA HILL I'm very used to playing the tomboy or the sarcastic cynic. That's my go-to. Playing the vul... KRISTEN BELL When you're interviewing someone, you're in control. When you're being interviewed, you ... BARBARA WALTERS It's very normal - when you're not used to the world of the high wire, it's very normal ... PHILIPPE PETIT I'm ambitious. I do think you have a tendency to be less happy sometimes when you're a seeke... MATT DILLON I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City o... ED HELMS I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someon... RICHARD M. NIXON Whether you like it or not, you're forced to come to the realisation that death is out there. Bu... CLINT EASTWOOD Being a grandparent doesn't interest me whatsoever. Babies are all right if they're your own... ANGELA BOWIE I'm not playing a role. I'm being myself, whatever the hell that is. BEA ARTHUR I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't ... NAOMI SCOTT The best opportunities are often ones where you're being contrarian. That doesn't mean being... DAVID SZE I'm a low-key guy. So I like going to places and not being known. So it's weird when people ... BRYSON TILLER I'm 19, and, being a public figure, I'm supposed to present myself in a certain way, but it&... KRISTEN STEWART My view is that life is too short. I'm not being melodramatic or anything, but when your mother ... SAFFRON ALDRIDGE Where are the Asian leading men? Well, we're being kicked to the ground; we're not being sup... VINCENT RODRIGUEZ III I'm very proud of Arizona as being a leader. They're tired of being a victim. PAUL GOSAR Sometimes I catch myself if I'm shopping, and I'm like, 'I want to hide my thighs and my... KETHER DONOHUE Managing is a tough job. When you're young, you just think it's a natural progression - I... CAROL BARTZ Being a Chicano in Hollywood, my experience is that you're not given credit for any sophisticati... CHEECH MARIN When you're a guest star on a movie or a TV show, I always say it's like being invited to a ... ATO ESSANDOH
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RICHARD ENGEL This was the first time I had come face-to-face with the other side of fundamentalism. The fundament... RICHARD ENGEL Ironically enough, the United States had almost nothing to do with the age-old conflict between Isla... RICHARD ENGEL The Crusades, waged intermittently from 1095 to 1291, but which continued in waves for centuries aft... RICHARD ENGEL Ottoman provinces were re-formed and cobbled together into states. The region was carved up with lit... RICHARD ENGEL These days, I no longer believe there ever are truly good guys or bad guys in war, at least in the M... RICHARD ENGEL When I take risks now, I do so only when I have to and with every precaution. I used to prospect for... RICHARD ENGEL Everything changed with the First World War. The Middle East was reorganized, redefined, and the see... RICHARD ENGEL MOST OF THE NATIONS OF the Middle East can be divided into those with long histories and no oil, and... 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