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Denmark has long been regarded as one of the world's most attractive nations, for citizens and tourists alike. My own visits there,… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
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We have to remember that Dr. King was not an idle dreamer. Dr. King was a man of action. If Dr. King… — Marc Morial Copy Share Image
Even when my parents were together, they both had to travel and work, and it wasn't like they had nine-to-five jobs. In… — Georgia May Jagger Copy Share Image
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A financial shift happened with 'Facing the Giants' and 'Fireproof,' where movies that were faith-based films were profitable. And people in Hollywood… — John Schneider Copy Share Image
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Ryan and I didn't grow up like this at all, with this much attention. We'll just try to keep their feet on… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share Image
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Well I'm a third-generation musician. My Grandfather's a musician and my father and mother were both musicians and so I'm a musician.… — Sam Rivers Copy Share Image
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When you start out with goals - mine were to play polytonally and polyrhythmically - you never exhaust that. I started doing… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
I always felt the gifts you need as governor were more suited for my personality. I'm a good team player, but I'm… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
In researching 'The Luminaries,' I did read quite a lot of 20th-century crime. My favourites out of that were James M. Cain,… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
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In the name of feminism, we denied some essential aspects of our authentic selves. While feminism should have been nothing if not… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
I grew up in San Francisco in the 1970s. We were part of a church that belonged to the California Jesus movement. — Sara Zarr Copy Share Image
At that moment Mr. Clifford, quite unconscious that he and his most personal feelings and aspirations were subjects of discussion, was turning… — Joseph C. Lincoln Copy Share Image
My parents were funny. My brothers were funny. We just laughed and had a good time. Growing up, it breeds that. It… — Kym Whitley Copy Share Image
Writing about what happened to my brother and to my family was awful. It was hard to look back at how much… — Akhil Sharma Copy Share Image
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