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Establishing the rights for gay people to be married would cost the Australian government nothing financially and would gain for you worldwide… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
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Cleverness is a quality a man likes to have in his wife as long as she is some distance away from him.… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
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Once 9/11 happened, people who looked like me and whose children looked like us and whose husbands looked of a community, really… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
Although we hardly see each other off the set, Joy and I get along well when we do. As far as the… — James Lafferty Copy Share Image
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