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		The minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
	
	  B. B. King B. B. King
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		When you have kids, you instantly feel that you do not want to do them wrong. Those dads that go off to Florida and start a new life, I couldn't imagine that: seeing my kid once every Christmas, every three years. If I'm gone for six days it feels like too much.
	
	  Adam Carolla Adam Carolla
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		When your co-stars are 9-month-old babies, you fall in love. You start thinking, When am I going to have my own?
	
	  Vin Diesel Vin Diesel
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		Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
	
	  E. L. Doctorow E. L. Doctorow
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		I loved my start. I'm proud of my spots. I don't feel embarrassed by anything that I did... It definitely helped me more than hurt me.
	
	  Nate Torrence Nate Torrence
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		I lay in the bed at the hospital and said, 'let's see what I have left.' And I could see, I could speak, I could think, I could read. I simply tabulated my blessings, and that gave me a start.
	
	  Dale Evans Dale Evans
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		When I start to get that few pounds, which I try to monitor, then I just pull back. So it's really just being conscious.
	
	  Carl Weathers Carl Weathers
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		Before we start filming, I have a strong idea of the look and the feel that I want to create, and I'm happy to explore any means that will help me achieve that.
	
	  Daniel Barber Daniel Barber
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		When I first start writing a song, I usually write the title first, then the song, and I'll sing the song in my head and think of a visual of the song. If I can't think of a visual behind the song, I'll throw the song away.
	
	  La'Porsha Renae La'Porsha Renae
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		Special-interest magazines are dangerous places for writers to start out in because the writing quickly falls into a routine and people are likely to find themselves artistically exhausted when they want to work on something of their own.
	
	  Irwin Shaw Irwin Shaw
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		It's amazing what you'll discover if you start exploring what God has placed within you.
	
	  Victoria Osteen Victoria Osteen
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		I think it just takes one little snowflake to start a snowball to go down the hill. My contribution and, say, Kendrick Lamar's and some chosen others' start the snowball. That's all I can hope for. I don't know if I'm comfortable being quote-unquote a leader.
	
	  D'Angelo D'Angelo
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		When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume, through successive eliminations, you arrive inevitably at the egg. Likewise, starting with the egg and following the same process in reverse, one finishes with the portrait.
	
	  Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso
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		We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing.
	
	  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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		I feel like I'm a secondary artist, a kind of a conduit for the writer, and if it's a good writer, then I have a great road map.
	
	  Mamie Gummer Mamie Gummer
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		My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I'd hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing.
	
	  Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson
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		Let's just start and see what happens.
	
	  Sarah Dessen Sarah Dessen