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I didn't ask to be Thom Yorke. Thom Yorke asked to be me. — Thom Yorke
We were the chosen rejects. We chose not to be apart of the popular crowd. I mean, I can rember a lot of times the… — Kurt Cobain
I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the… — Valentina Tereshkova
The late philosopher Morris R. Cohen of CCNY was asked by a student in the metaphysics course, Professor Cohen, how do I know that I… — Saul Bellow
Many times I have asked Muslim women not to nurture the victim mentality. stand up for your rights — Tariq Ramadan
Ten years ago, if you asked me where I'd be now, I'd have said F-ing dead. But I'm not dead. I have an awesome life.… — Mike Tyson
I don't favor violence. If we could bring about recognition and respect of our people by peaceful means, well and good. Everybody would like to… — Malcolm X
So now the perception is, yes, women are here to stay. And when Iâ€™m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Can you imagine what Bush would say if someone like Hugo Chavez asked him for a little piece of land to install a military base,… — Jose Saramago
There was a time when women social activists asked men to stand up for their rights, but this time we will do it by ourselves.… — Malala Yousafzai
Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one. — Len Deighton
I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?'… — Richard Winters
To be an architect has been a life-long dream. Little did I know when asked at the age of 14 'what do you want to… — Richard Meier
Many people have asked me how I feel about losing my job — Carly Fiorina
Having looked the past in the eye, having asked for forgiveness and having made amends, let us shut the door on the pastâ€”not in order… — Desmond Tutu
Two weeks before his death, a friend asked him half jokingly if he had discovered any meaning in life. "Yes," he replied, "there is a… — Cyril Connolly
Our awareness of time affects how we think and act. This is illustrated by the story about the clock in a restaurant window. It "had… — James E. Faust
A psychologist once asked a group of college students to jot down, in thirty seconds, the initials of the people they disliked. Some of the… — James Keller
One day, the Devil decided to go out of business. His tools, therefore, being for sale, were put on display; and Malice, Jealousy, and Pride… — James Keller
The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not worth preserving. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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