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When I was depressed, nobody expected anything of me, nor did I expect anything of myself. I was exempt from life's demands… — Parker Palmer Copy Share Image
My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn't some heroic… — Jennifer Garner Copy Share Image
People actually still need to be challenged and systems need to be dismantled that are literally poison. I think I find because… — Aimee Lou Wood Copy Share Image
I thought that we all were afraid of death, but I've talked to my wife and other people, and they're not afraid… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
I couldn't find a way to write music with numbers and rules and schedules. So I tried to forget the academic idea… — Ludovico Einaudi Copy Share Image
When I was writing or competing in individual sports, it felt unfulfilling and lonely. When I was able to find a group… — Theo Epstein Copy Share Image
When I was 20, I thought anyone in the music business over 25 is past it. Then at 30, you think anyone… — Vince Clarke Copy Share Image
My whole life, I've been too skinny. Not athletic enough. At one point I wasn't skilled enough. Everybody found excuses for me… — Austin Reaves Copy Share Image
I discovered that Thailand was one of those countries, like Sri Lanka and India, where memory of past lives used to be… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
People need to be true to themselves, and if entertaining and content-creating is something that does not come naturally and is really… — Ninja Copy Share Image
It's certainly not a shock to find that the industry has no imagination. I think people don't know what it is I… — Nathan Lane Copy Share Image
Every footballer enjoys having the ball at their feet. There are times in training you find yourself without the ball. I enjoy… — Lee Cattermole Copy Share Image
You can find episodes like the flu epidemic or war times when mortality rates go up, but sustained increases in mortality for… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
When you talk, you realize that the pains and worries you feel are universal; you no longer feel alone in your sadness.… — Adwoa Aboah Copy Share Image
People are people, and I get a bit annoyed that the music business only focuses in on the big metropolises. I find… — Eddi Reader Copy Share Image
It costs you just as much to ask a doctor 50 questions as it does to ask him one question. So go… — Rick Harrison Copy Share Image
If I watch 'The X Factor,' I know I'm never going to aspire to sing, so I don't mind if they're good… — Jon Richardson Copy Share Image
That's where you have to start, is to find common ground and understand people's differences, but leave room for people to learn… — Trevor Lawrence Copy Share Image
The Brexit decision is a decision we see very negatively. But, of course, it has been taken by the British people, so… — Sebastian Kurz Copy Share Image
We will create life from inanimate compounds, and we will find life in space. But the life that should more immediately interest… — Nicholas A. Christakis Copy Share Image
I will definitely start in small venues, as I want to find my feet as a performer; the first shows that Westlife… — Shane Filan Copy Share Image
Traveling around Ethiopia, I saw dozens of abandoned textile factories. People kept asking me to help them find work. So I thought… — Liya Kebede Copy Share Image
What basketball expresses is what jazz expresses. Certain cultural predispositions to make art. All African-American art has a substratum, or baseline, of… — John Edgar Wideman Copy Share Image
I tend to do a lot of praying, kind of like when Jesus was overwhelmed and at the end of a long… — Jonathan Roumie Copy Share Image
It is time that we take control and find a way to curtail the explosive costs of health care. Small businesses deserve… — Christopher Bond Copy Share Image
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I think people come and go, 'I'm going to find the real Gary. What is it... the real Gary? I've got to… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
My mom is from New Orleans. And all of my maternal relatives were there during Katrina. We couldn't even find my uncle… — Jurnee Smollett-Bell Copy Share Image
I have to put down roots where I decide to stay. It wasn't enough for me to be an expatriate Indian in… — Bharati Mukherjee Copy Share Image
People find pleasure in hating someone. I think it's the beginning of kali. If someone has betrayed you, it's understandable that you… — Dhanush Copy Share Image
When you're young, you want to do everything. You want to go out and find girls; you want to have a drink… — Peter Schmeichel Copy Share Image
I was a hyperactive kid, and it took awhile for me to find the right teacher. My master was a Shaolin kung… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
I eventually grew into a pre-teen Marilyn Munster, that being the only option I could find that allowed for a) blonde hair,… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
You no longer have to have a big record label behind you and have to kowtow to the politics that enabled you… — Eric Bischoff Copy Share Image
The Internet gives you access to a lot of material, and it's fun to sit and read. I go to something like… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
I think Americans are very verbal and Aussies are more circumspect, and that can come across as being clearer. It can also… — James P. Gorman Copy Share Image
I've never been a very prolific person, so when creativity flows, it flows. I find myself scribbling on little notepads and pieces… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
Friends are hard to come by in L.A., especially in the entertainment industry. I've known a lot of people who hang out… — Sarah Hyland Copy Share Image
So many times, I'll see something working for someone else, and I'll say, 'I need to write sketches like that.' I need… — Heidi Gardner Copy Share Image