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I lived with a ninja once: a black guy with dreads who smelled like onions and garlic. He had a magic sword.… — Lamorne Morris Copy Share Image
It makes sense - you wanna gather a lot of people together, and Vegas really does that well. New York can, but… — Liz Phair Copy Share Image
All children of cosmonauts went to one school. We all lived in the same neighborhood, Star City, and all of us, children… — Roman Romanenko Copy Share Image
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I decided if I couldn't be a writer, my life would be miserable. I had this imaginary room of references to all… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
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Inauthenticity is endemic in American politics today. The political backrooms where I spent much of my career were just as benighted as… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
Born Virginia Marshall but nicknamed Gig, my mother was a home economics teacher who had come all the way across the whole… — Lee Smith Copy Share Image
I've lived through periods of illiquidity before. Asset prices come down. The economy slows or even goes into recession. Then the cycle… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
The problem for me was, I lived my childhood in my 20s. You should really try to live your childhood when you're… — Mike Lookinland Copy Share Image
I lived in Holland for one year when I was younger and, although they speak Dutch there, I learned a little bit… — Filipe Luis Copy Share Image
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