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		As a person of color, I was trained from very early on to see 'Leave It to Beaver,' 'Gilligan's Island,' or 'Hamlet' and look beyond the specifics of it - whether it be silly white people on an island or a family living in Nowheres or a Danish person - to leap past the specifics and find the human truths that have to do with me.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				George C. Wolfe 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		With a first season, you never really know how viewers or the network are going to react to a show. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Katee Sackhoff 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				P. Chidambaram 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				M. Ward 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was 17 when I was forced into marriage. I had no hand in it, and I didn't even enjoy being with the man. Also, I wanted to study, but no one listened to me. I wanted to move forward in life, it wasn't a happy situation. Because of some family problems, I had to stick around. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Qandeel Baloch 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials are not that great, people go for black, navy and grey. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ozwald Boateng 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		All the women that are first born daughters in my family are named Mary, but we've all been given nicknames. I don't know how or why that started, but I'm nicknamed after my great-grandmother, who was Mamie. No one ever calls me Mary, except only if my husband is very serious about something. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Mamie Gummer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		There are lots of actors who are awful people, but nobody talks about them being awful because they've made billions. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Val Kilmer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I'm home on a break, I lock myself in my room and play guitar. After two or three hours, I start getting into this total meditation. It's a feeling few people experience, and that's usually when I come up with weird stuff. It just flows. I can't force myself. I don't sit down and say I've got to practice. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Eddie Van Halen 
			 
			
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		Elvis was just like a big old kid. It was like he never got past 19, I don't think, in a lotta ways. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Mac Davis 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Oscar Isaac 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I loved everything about Spain - the people, the language, and the food! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Karlie Kloss 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I became a mother of two, I decided to work with brands that remind me of family because they're my No. 1 priority. Now I'm partnering with Puffs to encourage people to get out and not hibernate inside. People should enjoy the holiday season, and if you do have a runny nose or the sniffles, Puffs is there to take care of your symptoms. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Vanessa Lachey 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I think the mistake people make most often when they invest in other kinds of startups is they say, 'This is totally different.' And so the things that matter, like making a product that people desperately want, like talking to customers, they throw this out the window. That is a recipe for heartache and tears. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sam Altman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I had a great conversation with Tom Waits, of all people. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Oscar Isaac 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				P. J. O'Rourke 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There wasn't anyone in my family who was involved in the theatre. I saw a few amateur plays when I was growing up, but I can't think of anything that happened or anybody in particular who inspired me; it all came from within. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Garry Hynes 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My older brother, Jake, and I had a bohemian childhood. My parents are deeply unconventional people from the beatnik generation. They weren't married, and I thought that was normal. We called them by their first names. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Rachel Kushner 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There are people who are good for letters and others that are good for numbers. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Carlos Slim