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Some of the press who speak loudly about the freedom of the press are themselves the enemies of freedom. Countless people dare not say a… — Geoffrey Fisher
I won it, at least five million times. Men who were stronger, bigger and faster than I was could have done it, but they never… — Bob Richards
I kind of picked up the game at an early age. The way that other kids would learn what a fork or a spoon is. — Drew Bledsoe
But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics. — Jim Capaldi
I was born first to music. But I went into acting because my father knew so much about music he intimidated me. So, I picked… — Michael Moriarty
Well... Actually I got picked because I was the only one who fit the wedding gown - they had my size. — Kevin McDonald
Among other things they picked out a detail that Charles had been offered the Governorship of Hong Kong in its dying days by Thatcher in… — Anthony Holden
They have been deprived nutritionally, or some illness has not been picked up, or they have not been screened for vision or hearing defects, or… — C. Everett Koop
The first profile piece on myself came about after my Rabbi sent information to the Jewish Chronicle on what I was up to. The story… — Benjamin Cohen
There was so long from when we did the pilot and then when the show was eventually picked up by Comedy Central - and, in… — Thomas Lennon
I never staged a coup. They picked me up. Like I say, they forced me to become premier, maybe hoping that by that way, they… — Nguyen Cao Ky
We toyed with the idea of making it a double album, but I think that would only have confused everybody even more, so we decided… — Thom Yorke
I picked all the tunes before I went to Memphis, and the band was all set. Willie Mitchell is an arranger like I am, and… — Otis Rush
So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I could have an enormous challenge, and have a chance to… — Henry Kravis
This is one hell of a business I picked to be in. — Taylor Dayne
I was so impressed with the work we were doing and I was very involved ideologically in photography - that I arranged an exhibition at… — Ben Shahn
I mean, I gotta say one of the greatest victories on that show was when we got picked up for the back nine of the… — Will Arnett
If you were in the film industry at that time, you were always picked up by directors who were much older. You were whisked about… — Diane Cilento
We then went through the audition process and picked a guy named Richard Campbell and he is no secret to L.A. players as he was… — Gerry Beckley
And, so, when I picked up the guitar, suddenly, just playing a couple of notes really, really spoke to me. It was almost like I… — Slash
Anything you strike, anything you shake or rattle, or just anything that can be picked up, and you can create a sound. — Evelyn Glennie
I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played. — Andre Rieu
The level on which Japan seems to have picked up on my music seems to be on a more abstract level. — James Blake
No one picked on me for my lunch money. Probably because it was the 1980s and no one had lunch money. — Jonathan Rhys Meyers
I picked up a harmonica and taught myself. — Sam Barry

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