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		Annie Lee Smith was my mother's name. My father's name was George Washington Smith. I have to tell you, I got all of my attributes from them, obviously, the tangibles, the intangibles. Particularly my work ethic, my dedication.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Bruce Smith 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Haile Selassie 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Irving Wallace 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Fatty Arbuckle 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barbara Ehrenreich 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We have a relationship with Syria, an old relationship. We also have good relations with the people of Syria, with all segments of the population. This is the situation as well in Iraq and other countries. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially on women and children. It often seemed that the only thing separating me from them was luck. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Naveen Jain 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		For me, to just have my own shoe is unbelievable. As a kid, you see Jordans and wonder what that feels like to have your own shoe, and the fact that I have one is really surreal. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Calvin Johnson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's different for every project. Some parts are quicker than others to get and know; sometimes right up until the last moment you're just praying that something will click. But you can only do a certain amount of work and then at some point you've got to think: 'OK, I'm just going to have to leap now.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sally Hawkins 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Separation is very important to me. I don't strive to be a celebrity. My music has nothing to do with me at the end of the day. Once it's made and it's purchased, it belongs to whoever. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Vince Staples 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Love is dangerous; it's not something to be trifled with. As good as it feels on the way in, it feels that much worse on the way out. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Patrick deWitt 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There was a bit of a comparison that Bret was making between Vince McMahon and my dad. He looked up to Vince as a dad and stuff, and it was a shame to see the whole thing end the way it did. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Owen Hart 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sam Donaldson