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I've always loved cemeteries since I was a kid. They're very calm.

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• I definitely have the screenwriting itch.

  

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• I want women to have more access to quality care, and the access to healthcare for women is not through Planned Parenthood; it is through community health centers across the state.

  

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• I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the game.

  

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• A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.

  

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• What about that Dave Brubeck live album, with a version of 'Like Someone in Love' on it, and long sax solos by Paul Desmond? That's what got me hooked on jazz.

  

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• I really want to work for myself and build a business from nowhere.

  

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• When men talk about war, the stories and terminology vary - it's this battle, these weapons, this terrain. But no matter where you go in the world, women use the same language to speak of war. They speak of fire, they speak of death, and they speak of starvation.

  

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• I had a good imagination and I still have one; a child-like imagination that hasn't gone away.

  

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• People don't know this, but early in your career, you don't just glide on to The Tonight Show.

  

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• I'm not quite ready for a no makeup movie.

  

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• When you're talking about Tim Burton, you're talking about a guy that has such a visual sense, an aesthetic, a storytelling style. It's like he's got his own genre.

  

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• It's so easy for me to get caught up in the feeling of a city like Venice, where everything is just beautiful color and gorgeous buildings that are so peaceful. You can roam around and get lost in the labyrinth.

  

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• I have to finish this book tour of almost 30 cities.

  

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• I don't think nobody's doubting I can play basketball.

  

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• We're not thought of in terms of color because we are entertainers. We are there to entertain you not because we are black, white, pink, or green or gay or straight or because we are Catholic or Protestant.

  

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• In the face of Russian aggression, we’re not going to turn our back to our allies in Europe. We’re going to stay united in NATO, which is the world’s strongest alliance.

  

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• This is one of the most important moments in the life of our country. I stand here before you filled with deep pride and joy: - pride in the ordinary, humble people of this country. You have shown such a calm, patient determination to reclaim this country as your own, - and joy that we can loudly proclaim from the rooftops - free at last!

  

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• When you're younger, your inspiration is there. As you get older, it tends to waver. Once you find it - I found it again - that's where you can draw from. That's where you draw your strength from.

  

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• My parents were no ordinary people. My mother turned Gandhian, and my father was a staunch communist. They named me after the great saint as a symbol of communal harmony.

  

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• Winning the World Cup was a dream come true after so many years of wanting something so bad. After that final whistle, I dropped to the ground on my knees and got emotional.

  

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• I've always loved cemeteries since I was a kid. They're very calm.

  

  Britne Oldford
  • Calm