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		Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I'm interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I'm interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jon Meacham 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Zoe Saldana 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gabriel Iglesias 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Natalie Dormer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Karen Elson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Is it really true that religion makes people more kindly, generous, or loving? History tends to disprove this. The worst wars, the most vicious Inquisitions, the cruelest pogroms and persecutions, were both fomented and supported by religion. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barbara G. Walker 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Opera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don't manage that - but when an opera does do it, you never forget it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Baz Luhrmann 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		We need to treat the planet as a system, and up until now, we've operated more as if the world were made of separate parts - this part is environment, this part is economy. But everything is connected. You can't fix global warming with a Ph.D. in thermodynamics! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Neri Oxman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I knew that in order to make a more lasting impact, to be on a show that people would watch on a regular basis, I would have to change my thinking. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Andre Braugher 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We have to remain vigilant and loud and stay consistently engaged with our representatives and the political process every single day, on both a macro and micro level. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Billy Eichner 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		'Seat at the Table' has expressed real adversity, struggle, and also triumph and joy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kelela Mizanekristos 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I'm interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I'm interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jon Meacham