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		I know that my work in this case is magnified by the fact that the streets of heaven are too crowded with angels. We know their names. They number a thousand for each one of the red ribbons that we wear here tonight. They finally rest in the warm embrace of the gracious creator of us all. A healing embrace that cools their fevers, that clears their skin, and allows their eyes to see the simple, self-evident, common sense truth that is made manifest by the benevolent creator of us all...
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		My mother has been a wonderful model for the professional woman - a loving mother dedicated to both her family and her work. She inspired me, made me proud, and developed in me an enormous respect for women in general. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				H. Robert Horvitz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Lance Reddick 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I have an issue with rage. I'm going to work that out, long term. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nate Corddry 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There's a set of rules out there somewhere that says it all ends by 40. I hope to be able to defy that because I truly love my work. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Naomi Watts 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barack Obama 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		The tough thing about writing is you go into a room alone, you close the door and you do your work. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Randy Wayne White 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The Oscars are really nice, but the best part is that I had the opportunity to do that kind of work. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sally Field 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A family may be ruined by extravagance, but it is not always through ruin that the representatives in a family are to be found in humble or comparatively humble circumstances, but that the junior members of a gentle family went into trade. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sabine Baring-Gould 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		'Dune' was like a giant machine, and it was hard to keep track of all the pieces, but 'Blue Velvet' was a very sleek, compact little experience. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kyle MacLachlan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A man does not necessarily sin who does that which our reason and our conscience condemn. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				J. G. Holland 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I know that my work in this case is magnified by the fact that the streets of heaven are too crowded with angels. We know their names. They number a thousand for each one of the red ribbons that we wear here tonight. They finally rest in the warm embrace of the gracious creator of us all. A healing embrace that cools their fevers, that clears their skin, and allows their eyes to see the simple, self-evident, common sense truth that is made manifest by the benevolent creator of us all... 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tom Hanks