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		It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Joanne Rowling 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Chris Jericho is a great guy. He's beyond hysterical. He's good people. They're really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Zakk Wylde 
			 
			
				Black Label Society  
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was a little adult for my age as a teenager, and I didn't feel like I socially fit in with my peers. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Rachel Miner 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My music, I feel, has always been experimental, but it had got to a point where I felt disconnected from it completely. I didn't want to be a Clark Kent/Superman: I couldn't really say, 'Well, B.o.B's the old me, and Bobby Ray's the new me.' I had to just make a point. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Malcolm X 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
				Garry Kasparov 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Adam McKay 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		I personally think 'Power' is much more similar to 'The Sopranos' in that it deals with a character who is leading a double life and wants to become legitimate. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Lela Loren 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sade Adu 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The danger I faced was not accepted as reasonable grounds for deferring my tax payments, as authorities, who despite being told all of this, still chose to pursue action against me, as opposed to finding an alternative solution. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Lauryn Hill 
			 
			
				Fugees  
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Every real nation is a people of a common blood and descended from the same ancestors. A nation - from the Latin word meaning to be born - can have no other meaning. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sam Francis 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Joanne Rowling