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		I consider myself a writer who happens to write about history, rather than a historian. I was an English major in college. What I've learned about history is in the field, so to speak. Going into the archives and working with it directly.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nathaniel Philbrick 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		As a young boy growing up in rural India, most of what I knew of the world was what I could see around me. But each night, I would look at the Moon - it was impossibly far away, yet it held a special attraction because it allowed me to dream beyond my village and country, and think about the rest of the world and space. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Naveen Jain 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I got '227' and broke out from the rest of the cast, I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jackee Harry 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think there's a karmic purpose that souls make before they decide to come into people's bodies and become someone's parent, or become someone's child. Maybe my dad disappearing was his way of giving me material with which to work, or a predisposition to feel heightened emotions. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Bat for Lashes 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've been with some of the most quote-unquote beautiful women in the world. But they're so ugly on the inside. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				J. R. Smith 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Anything that happens in your life was meant to happen. It is your destiny. I was destined to have the life I have now, and I can't have any regrets. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Zlatan Ibrahimovic 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gallant 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ramakrishna 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Simon Wiesenthal will forever be rightly credited with ensuring justice was done for some of the worst crimes in history...He was tireless in his efforts and he gave the Jewish communities in the UK and around the world a lifetime of service, and future generations will forever be indebted to him. His important work will be continued by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, ensuring that his name and legacy are preserved. The name Simon Wiesenthal will forever be synonymous with justice and fostering tolerance and understanding. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jack Straw 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Originally, I think, I wanted to be an actor. But I got into broadcasting by accident, if you will, because I needed money to pay for my college education. I applied for a summer announcing job at a couple of radio stations. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Alex Trebek 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I have a studio at my house, and there is a sister studio for Disney which is about 45 minutes away, and we haven't dropped a beat. In the art of animation and voiceover work, you can pretty much work from anywhere. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jodi Benson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I read real books. On paper. You know, those printed books? I feel like this is the last thing I do to support my industry. I think they smell great, too. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gary Shteyngart 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I consider myself a writer who happens to write about history, rather than a historian. I was an English major in college. What I've learned about history is in the field, so to speak. Going into the archives and working with it directly. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nathaniel Philbrick