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		And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in this sort of depth.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				La'Porsha Renae 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Our family suffers from a hereditary condition called, generally, mental illness. Specifically, multiple family members in successive generations have suffered from either bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		People say it's a Ponzi scheme, it's a bubble. People really don't want to take it seriously. At some point, that narrative will shift to 'virtual currencies are here to stay.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		What feels most productive to me isn't to think so much in terms of how I can be alternative, but how I can be subversive in a way that feels organic, how I can connect with people, and how I can just be myself, which may be the hardest thing to be. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tavi Gevinson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Some people say I'm conscious, some say I'm a gangsta rapper – it's just me doing me. I'm stomping in my own lane. I'm doing what I do. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		It takes some balls to live life to the fullest. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		Bad news on the doorstep;I couldn’t take one more step 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Don McLean 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's tempting to engage in anti-gun polemics and hope that popular opinion will dramatically shift, but it is also likely a mistake. The smarter course for those who want stronger federal gun-control laws anytime soon is legislative stewardship and compromise. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Adam Cohen 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		You know, even when the material wasn't so good, I've gotten to work with the greats, and I've always given it my best shot. I'm satisfied with my work. I could stop tomorrow, and if Bright Young Things was my last role, I could say I tidied it up with dignity. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Dan Aykroyd 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When it comes to politics, we have an internal glass ceiling. We stand as good a chance as a man to win a political race, but women don't want to run at the same rate as men do. People point to the work-family balance issue, but I think it's much more than that. Many women don't have children, or have children who are no longer at home. There are some deeper psychological and emotional issues in play, like the fact that many of us feel like the embarrassment, humiliation and personal demonization in politics are simply more than our hearts can take. What stops us is fear. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Marianne Williamson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in this sort of depth. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				James Levine