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		I just love real characters; they're not pretentious, and every emotion is on the surface, they're regular working people. Their likes, their dislikes, their loves, their hates, their passions; they're all right there on the surface.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				David O. Russell 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I was raised in Harlem. I never found a book that took place in Harlem. I never had a church like mine in a book. I never had people like the people I knew. People who could not find their lives in books and celebrated felt bad about themselves. I needed to write to include the lives of these young people. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Walter Dean Myers 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's definitely weird, because pretty much everybody owns the Tony Hawk videogame. Just going over to people's houses and watching play me as I walk in – that's actually happened a few times and that's so weird. It's like, 'Dude, you're playing me right now.' It was too weird. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Bam Margera 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Nathan Myhrvold 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		To people of my generation, the picture show was really another dimension - sensual, whimsical. No uniforms or collective rites, but a place where little boys like me could laugh and feel free. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Federico Fellini 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Viggo Mortensen 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Weight training and working on being explosive helped me gain a few yards of pace. Even when I was small, I was stocky. Even if people pushed me, I managed to stay on my feet. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Eden Hazard 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		I used to give out Mickey Mouse awards to people. I like Mickey Mouse because he represented certain values. He invested in people, was good to his friends and hard on his enemies. Once a year, I would have our management team from each division come to an offsite, and I would talk about Mickey Mouse. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Bernard L. Schwartz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Some people are born for the city. I'm not one of them. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ann Maxwell 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Bob Uecker 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My first real girlfriend broke up with me because she was married already. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Aron Flam 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When the Scripture speaks, God speaks. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Martin Luther 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I just love real characters; they're not pretentious, and every emotion is on the surface, they're regular working people. Their likes, their dislikes, their loves, their hates, their passions; they're all right there on the surface. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				David O. Russell