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		I knew that I wanted to write about a very young woman because I wanted to see the eyes of the art world in a fresh or even slightly naive way. Because there's something very honest about entering a room and not having a read on everyone there.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Rachel Kushner 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Parker Stevenson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Walter Scott 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Eighty percent of my life is normal like any other mother. I worry about my children, if they're doing all right. I worry that my husband is doing well. The 20 percent is just the queen aspect that factors in. But for me, it's life as usual, and it's just taking care of my family. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Queen Rania of Jordan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We ended up New Year's Eve playin' a show. My date had stood me up, and I remember walkin' back to my friends with, like, two minutes before midnight and thinkin', 'I'm not gonna have anybody to kiss on New Year's.' And there she was, standin' right there, and I remember kissin' her, and then that was game over. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Zac Brown Band 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tanya Tucker 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Edmund Hillary 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mae West 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't have a telephone. If I had a lot of money, I wouldn't have one. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sam Crawford 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The last thing you want to do when you are about to film a scene is think, 'Oh my God, so many people are going to watch this.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Karen Gillan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Maybe I was unpopular a bit because I was a teacher's pet. But even the teachers complained about me. They would say to my parents, 'For every one question any pupil asks, Walter asks 10.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Walter O'Brien 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		To be honest with you, I've been dying to do a nice indie feature - just something about a regular guy with a big quirk or a big emotional problem. Just something that's a straightforward, classic indie film. It sounds weird, but it's been easier for me to get cast in big tentpole films than the indie community. I'd love to do that. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Falk Hentschel 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Edith Sitwell