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		All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different. What really matters is whether, after all of that, you remain strong and a comfort to your loved ones. I have tried to meet that test.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Pat Nixon 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I'm not really a mainstream novelist! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Irvine Welsh 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Abu Bakr 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Imelda May 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		You have, in America, you have gang signs. Well, 5,000 years ago, there was thing called a mudra, which is your sitting position when you do yoga or you're meditating or you're praying or whatever. And there's not a lot of them that are named after gods and goddesses, but the middle-finger is specifically named the Matangi mudra. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				M.I.A. 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Most Americans are more concerned about the economy and job creation. And they can't understand why the Obama administration or the Democrat majority in Congress wants to pass a bill like the cap-and-trade tax that will cost us jobs, that will hurt our economy, that will drive up costs for families, as well as for small businesses. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Haley Barbour 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The question for politicians here is fundamental: You can read the polls, or you can change the polls. Stand up on the things you believe in. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gavin Newsom 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Zac Posen 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Luckily, I work for a company that promotes on performance. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Pamela Nicholson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't accept gifts from perfect strangers - but then, nobody's perfect. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Zsa Zsa Gabor 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Seriously, who doesn't want to slap a 27-year-old movie star? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				J. K. Simmons 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Often the starting point for characters, for me, is finding a little, most minor detail, and I'll go from there. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Patrick deWitt 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I grew up in Deptford in south London, and at that time I used to wear toppers, loon pants and tonic suits from shops like Take 6 and Topman. I was a bit of a soul boy, but I had a very eclectic taste in music - I was into James Brown and Bowie; and I was the only kid in the neighbourhood who would also be listening to Chopin. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gary Oldman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Some people would say I've made it now. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				David Wenham 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I wanted to write about the transformative power of small acts of kindness. An old man falls in the street, you stop and make sure he's OK. Or even smaller acts than that, though - buying someone a cup of coffee, telling them their hair looks nice - sometimes you don't realise the transformative effect on people. I wanted to celebrate that. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gail Honeyman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I like anything with Zak Bagans and ghost hunters. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Joel McHale 
			 
		 
	
	
	 
	
	
	
	
		My whole life, I feel so blessed. I met my wife: I can't get over that I got so lucky. I have two incredible children. I can't believe that I've been so blessed. I've had a career that is way past anything that I've ever dreamed. I get to work in all these different areas with such extraordinary people on every level. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mandy Patinkin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I had some experience when I joined 'The Sopranos' in the last season. My character married Christopher, and everyone loved Adriana. I knew what it was like to join a very beloved, secretive show and following a very iconic character. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Cara Buono 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different. What really matters is whether, after all of that, you remain strong and a comfort to your loved ones. I have tried to meet that test. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Pat Nixon