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		How can you see something that isn't there?" yawned the Humbug, who wasn't fully awake yet. "Sometimes, it's much simpler than seeing things that are,"he said. "For instance, if something is there, you can only see it with your eyes open, but if it isn't there, you can see it just as well with your eyes closed. That's why imaginary things are often easier to see than real ones." "Then where is Reality?" barked Tock. "Right here,"cried Alec, waving his arms.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Babe Ruth 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The more I come to know about the outside world's perception of China, the more I feel there are all sorts of misunderstandings, and to a certain extent, people do not get the full picture from the media. A lot of foreigners have few opportunities to visit China, and a lot of Chinese people do not have the chance to go to Europe or to the West. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Jack Ma 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's always hard to deal with injuries mentally, but I like to think about it as a new beginning. I can't change what happened, so the focus needs to go toward healing and coming back stronger than before. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Carli Lloyd 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		People think of teachers who are born to teach, and you think of all these charismatic folks. Some of the most successful teachers are some of the least charismatic, interestingly. But they have a gift of figuring out what motivates people. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Wendy Kopp 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When moms stayed home, it was easier just to let the kids play around the house. But as women entered the workplace and the extended family dissolved, someone else had to pick up the slack on the child-care front. Extracurricular activities fit the bill perfectly, promising not only supervision but also enrichment. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Carl Honore 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'd been a wedding singer through college, but after a few years of doing my best renditions of jazz standards to clinking glasses and the sound of forks on salad, I thought, 'Oh God, if this is all I do, I'll never be able to live with myself.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Idina Menzel 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		I'm not a good choreographer: I can't remember what I put down. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Donald O'Connor 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Corrie Ten Boom 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I have lots of shoes, but I have to be comfortable. Lately, I've stolen my husband's big, ugly Uggs to wear around the kitchen. I want to have them on, then slide into a fabulous heel later. Truth is, I often forget the heel. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Debi Mazar 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There's a huge difference between stage fighting and real sword fighting. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kit Harington 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		How can you see something that isn't there?" yawned the Humbug, who wasn't fully awake yet. "Sometimes, it's much simpler than seeing things that are,"he said. "For instance, if something is there, you can only see it with your eyes open, but if it isn't there, you can see it just as well with your eyes closed. That's why imaginary things are often easier to see than real ones." "Then where is Reality?" barked Tock. "Right here,"cried Alec, waving his arms. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Norton Juster