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One relationship that went a long way was the one with my present wife. It was almost 30 years ago. We worked… — Alok Nath Copy Share Image
I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off. — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
Aristotle wrote the 'Poetics' 2,400 years ago. It's really an instruction manual for aspiring filmmakers. It's as valid today as it was then. — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
I started recording the album four years ago. It was very different then - totally rock and roll. — Paris Hilton Copy Share Image
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We think we have to prove our allegiance to God by being poor. Many years ago, my own psychic development teacher taught… — Echo Bodine Copy Share Image
I'm still trying to write. I wrote a play a few years ago, so I'm trying to start writing again. The play… — Amanda Peet Copy Share Image
That was for instance the case in Mocambique a couple of years ago, during the flooding catastrophe. Instead of co-ordinating assistance properly,… — Anna Lindh Copy Share Image
The cultural wars of the sixties are over. I've reconciled with those who were my critics and opponents years ago. I was… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
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Hitler can't walk over me as he might have done a year ago; I've seen to that. Don't forget that I have… — Ernst Rohm Copy Share Image
When it comes to the origin of life there are only two possibilities: creation or spontaneous generation. There is no third way.… — George Wald Copy Share Image
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To me, when something is classic, whether it came out today or thirty years ago, it falls all in the same pot. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
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3 years ago I was stocking shelves at Target, living on Ramen noodles, and crashing at Billy's house. Now I'm on tour — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
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[Bob] Dylan crashed his motorcycle in 1967, and almost died. A few years ago, he referred to the experience as a "transfiguration." — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
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