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Don't you know sugar is brown first? White folks couldn't stand the fact that something so sweet shared the same color as the people who… — Bernice L. McFadden
I'm writing a novel about two actresses who go to New York, because that's what I know about. One has lost touch with reality, disappears… — Julie Walters
They should have picked a different city to name after a man who reputedly never told a lie. — Doug Larson
I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and… — Dan Savage
I was a weirdo. I wasn't picked on or anything. And I wasn't smarter than the other kids; that's not why I didn't fit in.… — Jennifer Lawrence
My Sims family is called the Cholly family. I don't know why I picked that name, it's kinda of random. — Gerard Way
I once picked up a woman from a garbage dump and she was burning with fever; she was in her last days and her only… — Mother Teresa
I basically sat down for a month, with all the Sun stuff I could find and just picked out my favorites. I didn't think that… — Brian Setzer
A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up. — Kabir
The wife picked out ceramic tile for floor covering, not realizing that cost was determined by square foot, not square yard like carpet. Thinking the… — Jim Harrison
God picked a junior high girl [to be Jesus' mother]. Jesus was raised by a woman who today, we wouldn't even let her lead a… — Mark Driscoll
... I got home, picked up my ax, turned on the four-track and just played it ... I played three solos back to back on… — Dimebag Darrell
My iPod that was programmed by Peter Buck. It has 7,000 songs hand-picked for me by him. — Michael Stipe
When I pick up the ball and it feels nice and light and small I know I'm going to have a good day. But if… — Bob Feller
Weekly $25,000 shopping binges at Barney's and "high end" boutiques for clothes I barely wore were the norm. So were lavish meals with friends where… — Andy Behrman
Joseph Smith could not have picked a better year to start The Book of Mormon than 600 B.C. — Hugh Nibley
In the physical universe, there are objects that include suns, planets, all life, and all matter in all dimensions. And then there is the space… — Steve Vai
I never thought I would see it. Iâ€™m not saying itâ€™s not possible. Iâ€™m not saying it didnâ€™t happen. I donâ€™t know. Thereâ€™s a lot… — Brett Favre
The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking their chops. Thought they had me. Two weeks later, the… — Barry White
Force yourself to write down what is of no interest, what is most obvious, most common, most colourless...antique shops, clothes, hi-fi, etc. Don't say, don't… — Georges Perec

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