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		The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Imelda Marcos 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		From when I was 7 until I was 22, I played football. That was always my struggle as a kid. I always wanted to be an artist, but my parents were divorced, and my dad really wanted me to play sports, and that's how I got to see him. He would come pick me up or take me to practice, and he was always at my games. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gavin O'Connor 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My plan is just to love harder than I've ever loved before, hide nothing, and embrace that I'm an imperfect human being. Oh, and sadness - sadness is everything. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sam Smith 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I am no fashion diva - I grew up on the beaches in South Africa and am a nature girl that spends a lot of time outdoors. Fashion speaks to me through an occasion. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Tanit Phoenix 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		As a writer, I was shaped by a desire to write for black people. That things were not being represented. That was my motivating force. That it has become what it has become is shocking to me. I just wanted to be able to take care of my kids. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ta-Nehisi Coates 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				B. C. Forbes 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sally Pearson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I think we make the movies, initially, with the one movie in mind. But we do love the characters, and so we kind of miss the characters when the movie is over. But I think what happens is, every now and then you realize there's more to tell, or an idea comes up. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dan Scanlon 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kate Moss 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I am proud to have played a small part in ensuring that no veteran's heroic service will be cast aside due to prejudice. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ted Deutch 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Explosions are not comfortable. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Yevgeny Zamyatin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I can remember the first time I ever recorded my vocals on to a beat. Cat Coore from Third World - a legendary Jamaican band - had a little demo set up at his house. I'm very good friends with his eldest son, Shiah, who plays with me now. So we were rhyming over a track by the dancehall artist Peter Metro. I've still got it somewhere. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Damian Marley 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Spanglish is a creative way also of saying, 'I am an American, and I have my own style, my own taste, my own tongue.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ilan Stavans