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		My biggest mistake: not wanting to help myself into thinking I am happy, that change would come about without really trying to change, or wanting to change. Procrastinating about changing. I do want to change.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Danica Patrick 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In 2005, I had one more year of college left, and I was taking a summer class in Barbados. I got discovered in the airport on my way back and started modeling at the beginning of my senior year at Bucknell. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Garrett Neff 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Garry Disher 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Eddie Van Halen 
			 
			
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		In fighting, you're not going 200 mph, but there's obviously danger in the sport. If you're a fighter or a NASCAR driver, you're obviously an adrenaline junkie. Both also take a lot of skill. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Paige VanZant 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nat Wolff 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Eddie Murphy 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ram Kapoor 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There's always going to be silly stuff out there in the media that you can't worry too much about, and I don't. We just keep on trucking, and I like the way my... I think there should be 'professional is professional, and personal is personal,' and that's just how I'm going to keep it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Aaron Rodgers 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Yusef Komunyakaa 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		As I went to college, I went into radio and television. Now I suppose most people think that's one step ahead of basket weaving as a major in college, but it was part of the journalism department. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sam Donaldson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Damien Hirst