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		In a vague way, I always knew neurosurgery was different - more delicate, more difficult, more demanding. After all, we say things like, 'I'm no brain surgeon,' for a reason.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sam Kean 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Salma Hayek 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think comedy has evolved like every art form, and people probably do less standing around and telling jokes, and more things that have to do with reality. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Adam Carolla 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barack Obama 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think any form of self-expression is half confidence, half sheer hard work and, maybe, a bit of talent thrown in. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kate Winslet 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My parents separated when I was very small. I grew up with my mother, and I was a single child then. She was very independent, doing her things and having fun alone and working. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gael Garcia Bernal 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Feisal Abdul Rauf 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Earl Weaver 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Olly Murs 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I managed Hewlett Packard through the worst technology downturn in 25 years, the dotcom bust. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Carly Fiorina 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Even as a kid in drawing class, I had real ambition. I wanted to be the best in the class, but there was always some other feller who was better; so I thought, 'It can't be about being the best, it has to be about the drawing itself, what you do with it.' That's kind of stuck with me. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Damien Hirst 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even objects that relate to the characters or the world I'm creating. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kami Garcia 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly good thing. We were all fine and healthy because that was what we were told to be. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Maeve Binchy 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		Power and speed be hands and feet. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ralph Waldo Emerson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		People working in films are somewhat like gypsies: we move from set to set and spent weeks, sometimes even longer working while shooting a film. Right from the spot boys to the make-up guys and cast and crew, we become a kind of family. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Dulquer Salmaan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Ten times must you laugh during the day, and be cheerful; otherwise your stomach, the father of affliction, will disturb you in the night. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Friedrich Nietzsche 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If the film is not emotional, then it operates on a superficial level. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Emir Kusturica 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In a vague way, I always knew neurosurgery was different - more delicate, more difficult, more demanding. After all, we say things like, 'I'm no brain surgeon,' for a reason. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sam Kean