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		I get recognized by some people in my community, but not a lot. In fact, they would say, 'What do you do?' And I would say, 'Well, I did 'The Bernie Mac Show.'' And they would say, 'Oh, really? Well, do you know so-and-so?' And I'd say, 'Yeah, I hired them. I was the boss!' They don't believe it.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Larry Wilmore 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many. One thing about our country that is constant is cricket. The smile it brought to people's faces was the thing I shall always remember. It reminded me, reminded all of us, of our importance to the lives of the Indian people less lucky than we are. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Mahendra Singh Dhoni 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Nearly every president in the past 100 years has declared national monuments, from Teddy Roosevelt creating the Grand Canyon National Monument to George W. Bush preserving 10 islands and 140,000 square miles of ocean waters in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Frances Beinecke 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Many in Taiwan believe that Hu Jintao is much more sophisticated than his predecessors in understanding Taiwan. He represents a different generation of leaders, more pragmatic, less ideological. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ma Ying-jeou 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ira Glass 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		As technology changes the way we communicate, connect, create, consume and innovate, it is democratizing access to opportunity. Education is no exception. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		No sensible author wants anything but praise. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				A. A. Milne 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		I believe in forgiveness. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Pam Bondi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There's an examination for young people to go to university. I failed it three times. I failed a lot. So I applied to 30 different jobs and got rejected. I went for a job with the police; they said, 'You're no good.' I even went to KFC when it came to my city. Twenty-four people went for the job. Twenty-three were accepted. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Jack Ma 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Gay comes in all shapes, sizes, strengths, and personalities. Just like straight does. It shouldn't be news that- guess what - some gay people don't fit your stereotype. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Donna Brazile 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Do not be an arrogant scholar, for scholarship cannot subsist with arrogance. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Umar 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Humanity's legacy of stories and storytelling is the most precious we have. All wisdom is in our stories and songs. A story is how we construct our experiences. At the very simplest, it can be: 'He/she was born, lived, died.' Probably that is the template of our stories - a beginning, middle, and end. This structure is in our minds. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Doris Lessing 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I get recognized by some people in my community, but not a lot. In fact, they would say, 'What do you do?' And I would say, 'Well, I did 'The Bernie Mac Show.'' And they would say, 'Oh, really? Well, do you know so-and-so?' And I'd say, 'Yeah, I hired them. I was the boss!' They don't believe it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Larry Wilmore