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		Woodworking requires a completely different kind of thinking and problem-solving ability than writing. With writing, you take a set of facts and ideas, and you reason your way forward to a story that pulls them together. With woodworking, you start with an end product in mind, and reason your way backward to the raw wood.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Joshua Foer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I'm a fan of creating the mood and vibe with flowers, candles, and music. I love making my guests feel like it's not formal and they can relax in my home. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Karen Elson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		To each his own, but I just think that we women have a certain body type. As Indian women, we have a beautiful body type. And I believe in the celebration of curves. Whether it's Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz, Zeenat Aman or Shilpa Shetty, they are very curvaceous and beautiful. I don't know why anyone would want to fight that. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Vidya Balan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If you go to a second-rate place, and you are first-rate, it is very difficult to do first-rate work because you do not get that critical feedback you need for first-rate work on a daily basis. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Venkatraman Ramakrishnan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's true that I love to connect with my fans on the social networking sites, but I try not to go overboard, ever. I just give people a peek into my mind space, but never bombard them with my tweets. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				A. R. Rahman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Whenever I get on stage, I feel safe and in control. Life can be so uncertain, but on stage, I always know how a drama or crisis is going to end. Acting is a great comfort blanket and has gotten me through countless personal crises. I am a firm believer that the show must go on. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kate O'Mara 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		That's sort of what we wanted to do: conquer from the margins, sort of find our place in the middle based on the fact that we were creatures of the margin and of alienation. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		The album is a definite departure. I haven't written original material before, except for one song on my first album, but Elvis and I did six songs together on this one. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Diana Krall 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me. I see paintings or drawings in the poorest cottages, in the dirtiest corners. And my mind is driven towards these things with an irresistible momentum. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Vincent Van Gogh 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Republican despotism is more fertile in acts of tyranny, because everyone has a hand in it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Napoleon Bonaparte 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I am proud of the Fox News Channel. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Alan Colmes 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Your circumstances don't dictate your future. ... Your circumstances don't limit you. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Richard Sherman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Woodworking requires a completely different kind of thinking and problem-solving ability than writing. With writing, you take a set of facts and ideas, and you reason your way forward to a story that pulls them together. With woodworking, you start with an end product in mind, and reason your way backward to the raw wood. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Joshua Foer