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		But I'm a fairly mechanical worker - I tend not to think about themes so much as plot. I want to get the feeling right. If it's moving through tunnels, I ask myself, what is it like to move through tunnels?
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Brian Selznick 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		People don't want to pay 8 or 9 dollars to go see a problem that they have in their life, on screen. They pay to get away from that. That's why they watch soap operas. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Omar Epps 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I know things aren't perfect for women in the U.K. and in America, but there are women in the rest of the world who have it far worse. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Maisie Williams 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Edith Head 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The world is not black and white; there are lots of shades of grey. There are good things and bad things in every era, and I think it's kind of very blindfolded to say one era was wonderful, as it was wonderful, but there were a lot of bad things as well. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Iris Apfel 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Social media is interesting. It helps me connect with fans. It's immediate. It's a big part of my touring business - getting the word out via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Hannibal Buress 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Happiness is knowing and appreciating what you've got. I am very, very, very grateful for what, to me, is dead easy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Maeve Binchy 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		If I ever score against Spurs, I won't celebrate. Even if it's the best goal in the world, I'll keep it subdued. It's a respect thing. The fans were brilliant towards me; I'll be playing against my friends and I can't forget that. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jermain Defoe 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He was living right across the street from where my dad had his restaurant. I guess he saw a lot of kids come in, a lot of my buddies. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Benjamin Earl King 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Motherhood is priced Of God, at price no man may dare To lessen or misunderstand. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Helen Hunt 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I didn't want to disrespect my parents, so I never played blues around the house. But I knew then, same as I know today, that I wasn't doing anything wrong. I think that before they died, they both felt very proud of me. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				B. B. King 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I want to help give people the ability to stop and take just a few minutes a day to regroup and refocus: to give them a chance to get perspective on the things that matter and the things that don't. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ariel Garten 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		But I'm a fairly mechanical worker - I tend not to think about themes so much as plot. I want to get the feeling right. If it's moving through tunnels, I ask myself, what is it like to move through tunnels? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Brian Selznick