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		The world is dark and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
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		In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.
	
	  Barack Obama Barack Obama
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		As a child I knew almost nothing, nothing beyond what I had picked up in my grandmother's house. All children, I suppose, come into the world like that, not knowing who they are.
	
	  V. S. Naipaul V. S. Naipaul
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		Islam is unusual in that it's the only one of the great world religions which was born inside recorded history. That there's an enormous amount of factual historical record about the life of a prophet and about social conditions in Arabia at that time. So it's possible to look at the origin of Islam in a scholarly way.
	
	  Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie
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		On 'Rogue One,' we had these sets with tiny little buttons that would light up when you pressed them, and screens full of graphics, and it really felt like you were driving a spaceship. The level of detail; you'll be two meters away from where the action is, but there'll be a little detail there just in case the camera catches it.
	
	  Felicity Jones Felicity Jones
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		If God be an infinite being, there cannot be, either in the present or future world, any relative proportion between man and his God. Thus, the idea of God can never enter the human mind.
	
	  Baron d'Holbach Baron d'Holbach
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		My autobiography is a digressive illustration and exemplification of what race has meant in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.
	
	  W. E. B. Du Bois W. E. B. Du Bois
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		In theater, you are there, you have a character, you have a play, you have a light, you have a set, you have an audience, and you're in control, and every night is different depending on you and the relationship with the other actors. It's as simple as that.
	
	  Diego Luna Diego Luna
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		If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.
	
	  Steven Tyler
			
			
				Aerosmith Steven Tyler
			
			
				Aerosmith
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		With directing, you have to wake up early, which stinks, but you get to hang out with the crew, you're laughing, you're active, and you're working with the actors. It's just more fun than writing. Writing is very hard.
	
	  Amy Sherman-Palladino Amy Sherman-Palladino
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		I would like there to be gender equity. I would like the Broadway season to reflect sort of the demographic of the country.
	
	  Lynn Nottage Lynn Nottage
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		I've never said, 'I live for art.'
	
	  Zubin Mehta Zubin Mehta
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		The world is dark and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.
	
	  Kate DiCamillo Kate DiCamillo