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		It was a cherished experience. I feel I got the chance to see the inner workings of the grand order of things. In the overall scheme of things, it proves that men can do about anything they want to if they work hard enough at it, and I knew that I could do it . . . and that leads, of course, to a strong suspicion that everybody else can do it if they want to.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always stayed away from that. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Barry Sanders 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				M. J. Rose 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The dove act? I'm still working on it. I don't think it's perfect yet. I got my first pair of doves when I was 14 years old. That was the beginning of the formation of that act. So it's been 24 years now that I've been working on it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Lance Burton 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		For the first five years of my life, things felt pretty good. A lot went wrong after that, family-wise. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Damon Galgut 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Someone once said about me that I talk to everyone the same, no matter what age they are. I don't see kids and adults. I see everyone the same. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dakota Fanning 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		So far, Vancouver is my favorite relocation city. It feels like home. Parts of it remind me of the east coast. It's very clean. The food is great. And the people are lovely. Not that I didn't love working in other glamorous locations like Downey, Detroit, Cleveland or Bulgaria... but, damn, it is fun to be Canadian. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Rachel Nichols 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm more of a tough girl, and I'm attracted to things that reflect that in my perfumes. That means sandalwood, musk, amber, and vanilla notes. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kat Graham 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		On one hand, it seems like I've waited a long time for this. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Karrie Webb 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ralph Waldo Emerson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Harry Bertoia 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My politics are private, but many of my feminist politics cross over into my professional life. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Frances McDormand 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I'm still just a kid learning about minimalism, and he's a master of it. It's just really such a blessing, to be able to work with him. I want to say that after working with Rick, it humbled me to realize why I hadn't - even though I produced "Watch the Throne"; even though I produced "Dark Fantasy" - why I hadn't won Album of the Year yet. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				E. B. White 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Like fundamentalist Judaism and medieval Christianity, Islam is totalist. That is to say, it makes a total claim on the individual. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		You can lead a happy life if you recognize that it's limited and completely unpredictable from one moment to the next. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Wolfgang Schauble 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm no longer a shoeaholic, but I used to be. I used to spend all my time on tour either buying records or shoes. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Jamie Cullum 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It was a cherished experience. I feel I got the chance to see the inner workings of the grand order of things. In the overall scheme of things, it proves that men can do about anything they want to if they work hard enough at it, and I knew that I could do it . . . and that leads, of course, to a strong suspicion that everybody else can do it if they want to. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Scott Carpenter