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		When I look at my daily schedule, I feel like a trout flopping about on a dock, drowning in the air. Some people are ruthless with their schedules. Not me. I wing it.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Douglas Coupland 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Our message of a balanced budget amendment, term limits to end career politicians, and a real plan to keep America safe is resonating with voters. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ralph Norman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Tavi Gevinson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		All I suggest is to make K-12 like higher education. Higher education in the United States is the best in the world because these institutions compete with each other for your tuition dollar. Let's just bring competition to public education. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gary Johnson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Abraham Lincoln 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Carl Lewis 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I prayed like a man walking in a forest at night, feeling his way with his hands, at each step fearing to fall into pure bottomlessness forever. Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Wendell Berry 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dan Marino 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We're all idealistic when young. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Pat Oliphant 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Yehudi Menuhin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Millions of people gave their lives fighting fascism and imperialism, but Pearl Harbor was the event that forever changed the course of human history. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sam Graves 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The one thing that the president continues to diminish, which I think is unfortunate, is the fact that the Russian government, at the highest level, deliberately interfered with our election in 2016, and according to all of our experts in the intelligence community, they are coming back with more force in 2018 and 2020. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Jack Reed 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		And from that nineteen sixty four, this was my goal to go to Olympic Games. And I realized what does it mean, Olympic Games, like big celebration. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Olga Korbut 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, 'What do you want to do when you get older?' We were going around the room. I said, 'I want to be a professional basketball player.' She's like, 'That's not realistic.' I thought to myself, 'OK, watch.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Zach LaVine 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It used to be that you needed a $500-million-a-year company in order to reach a worldwide audience of consumers. Now, all you need is a Steam account. That changes a whole bunch of stuff. It's kind of a boring 'gee, information processing changes a stuff' story, but it's going to have an impact on every single company. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gabe Newell 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We were at the dark end of the L.A. punk scene, and that scene was full-on and violent and aggressive and wild and intense. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Flea 
			 
			
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		My appetite for public policy and changing it, and not only being a part of the conversation, but affecting it in a positive way, never diminished after 10 years in Congress. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Harold Ford, Jr. 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I have this threadbare caftan from the '60s that I got at a vintage store years ago - it's basically a muumuu. My friends are astonished that I wear it, but I love it. It's this light fabric that just moves with me. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gabrielle Anwar 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		You never know what the future brings. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Randy Jackson 
			 
			
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