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		There isn't any great mystery about me. What I do is glamorous and has an awful lot of white-hot attention placed on it. But the actual work requires the same discipline and passion as any job you love doing, be it as a very good pipe fitter or a highly creative artist.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barbara Boxer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ingrid Newkirk 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Haile Selassie 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When the dictators and the opportunists are gone, the cross will still stand before us and something in us will say, 'That is the real thing.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ralph W. Sockman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Lady Gaga 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I personally think Beyonce's a strong feminist. What she's done in music and for women is unprecedented. I love her. She definitely makes me feel like more of a woman. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		I'm not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I'm not going to back down. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		My marriage to David Bailey ended one morning in 1983, while he was away on a photo-shoot. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Marie Helvin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I can't write if someone else is in the house, not even the cleaning woman. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Patricia Highsmith 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was on the board of Andre Agassi's foundation, and seeing the way it operated blew my mind. In 2002, I told my wife, I want to start a foundation to give back, I want it to be for kids in hard circumstances, and I want it to be culinary-driven, because that's who I am. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Emeril Lagasse 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There is a phrase in French, which means 'to miss.' To pass by. To not be able to stop. You love someone and someone loves you, but it just can't work for different reasons. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Emmanuelle Beart 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There isn't any great mystery about me. What I do is glamorous and has an awful lot of white-hot attention placed on it. But the actual work requires the same discipline and passion as any job you love doing, be it as a very good pipe fitter or a highly creative artist. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tom Hanks