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		People have to do things in their own time, and that's what I did.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
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		At school, I'd refuse to take part in biology lessons when animals were being dissected. One time, the teacher announced that we would be gassing worms. So I ran around the room, gathered up all the worms and set them free in the fields. I just loved animals and couldn't bear the thought of them suffering.
	
	  Imelda May Imelda May
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		I know theater can improve the quality of people's lives, and I know theater can heal. I've worked as a doctor clown in a hospital for two years. I have seen sick kids and sad parents and doctors be lifted and transported in moments of pure joy. I know theater unites us.
	
	  Natasha Tsakos Natasha Tsakos
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		If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time.
	
	  Octavio Paz Octavio Paz
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		If you are for freedom and equal rights, which we hear a lot of talk about these days, then you have to include the LGBTQ community in that. And if you're not willing to put your time where your mouth is, then I don't know quite what you mean by commitment in your life.
	
	  Hal Sparks Hal Sparks
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		The priesthood is a marriage. People often start by falling in love, and they go on for years without realizing that love must change into some other love which is so unlike it that it can hardly be recognized as love at all.
	
	  Iris Murdoch Iris Murdoch
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		People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead.
	
	  Nathan Myhrvold Nathan Myhrvold
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		My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.
	
	  Damian Marley Damian Marley
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		The fact is, funnily enough, that the people who seem to be most committed to causes also seem to be least invested in anyone actually talking to each other.
	
	  Abigail Disney Abigail Disney
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		The kind of people that all teams need are people who are humble, hungry, and smart: humble being little ego, focusing more on their teammates than on themselves. Hungry, meaning they have a strong work ethic, are determined to get things done, and contribute any way they can. Smart, meaning not intellectually smart but inner personally smart.
	
	  Patrick Lencioni Patrick Lencioni
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		Some people are born strong or stretchy, or with a tungsten will.
	
	  Nancy Gibbs Nancy Gibbs
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		The past could liberate or imprison - it creates a nation's character, provides the nourishment or the poison a people imbibe in their very marrow.
	
	  F. Sionil Jose F. Sionil Jose
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		I cherished the dream of a country embracing all its people.
	
	  Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
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		A lot of people have the misconception that I decided to become an actor when Lily became famous and have accused me of jumping on her bandwagon. But that's completely untrue.
	
	  Alfie Allen Alfie Allen
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		With the Michael Moore movie, certain conservative talk show hosts call him un-American. Him and anybody else who says anything about the war... To question your country's policy, especially in a war that kills people, is definitely not un-American. It's probably the most patriotic thing you can do.
	
	  John Fogerty
			
			
				Creedence Clearwater Revival John Fogerty
			
			
				Creedence Clearwater Revival
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		It's really funny - when I'm depressed or I'm having a hard time, I'll write really fun stuff. And then when I'm really happy, I write really depressing stuff.
	
	  Kathleen Hanna
			
			
				Bikini Kill Kathleen Hanna
			
			
				Bikini Kill
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		I believe it is right when not only me, but also my colleagues - the prime minister, ministers, deputies of the State Duma - when they, like today, for example, participate in two marathons, when they visit football matches, when they themselves take part in sport competitions. That is how, inter alia, millions of people start feeling interest in and love for fitness and sports. I believe it is extremely important.
	
	  Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin
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		He started pushing to make birdies and you don't do that when you're down.
	
	  Vijay Singh Vijay Singh
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		People have to do things in their own time, and that's what I did.
	
	  Nathan Lane Nathan Lane