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I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document.
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I know from my constituency what is going on. Doctors that are told, begged, by mothers, 'Please don't write down that my child as asthma. Please lie and say it's bronchitis, because if you write down asthma, when my child turns 18 or 20 and has to get his or her own insurance, it will be a pre-existing condition.'
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Hip-hop definitely taught me a lot. Having to create your own identity and become known and respected in a male-dominated field - it requires some guts. There are times you have to be strong, and times when you have to stand alone for what you believe in.
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People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.
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I mean, I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same time, I don't represent the entire gay community because it's a vast, vast community, as one can imagine.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
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In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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I had my father, and he was an amazing man and an amazing role model, so I always wanted to mirror that.
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I don't think about fights that didn't happen.
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As someone who has had cancer, I learned that you don't have to die. Look at me. Because of early detection, I'm fine. I'm cured. I'm well.
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I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything - diseases, spiders... and people getting tired of me.
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It's more fun to look at an old picture of me than it is to look at a new one sometimes. Although, I still wear a dress pretty well.
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I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer.
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I made that first record in 2008, alongside the EP, but my label at the time waited three years to release it. They thought maybe someone bigger would buy it, but they didn't, so in the end they just released it themselves.
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I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose, that help me to live my days in the most emotionally and intellectually productive manner. I am devoted to the idea of devotion itself.
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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
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I have been in teen shows for years, so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a big deal. It was way more cool just because it was Meg Ryan.
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I've always felt a little misrepresented in the world.
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Cricket has become more popular, not me... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.'
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Relatively, a very small percentage of betting takes place on hockey and even baseball because of the nature of the game and the scoring.
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Most umpires are good about letting the argument go, but you can only go on for so long, or go so far. If you don't leave it alone after a minute or two, you're in trouble. They want to keep the game moving, so they've got to throw you out. I had trouble leaving it alone, I guess.
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Driving a Porsche in London is like bringing a Ming vase to a football game.