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		I'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
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		It's just my natural way - to be funny. I don't know why that is. But as I've said, humor is a quick cover for shock, horror, confusion. The critics hate funny writers for the most part. They think funny is not serious, but I think that funny can be even more serious than nonfunny. And it can be more affecting, too.
	
	  T. C. Boyle T. C. Boyle
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		Without being aware, I think I was being indoctrinated into what was called Vitalism, the idea that what makes life worth living, the good life, consists of accepting challenges, solving problems, discovery, personal growth, personal change.
	
	  Edmund Phelps Edmund Phelps
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		My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.
	
	  Manuel Puig Manuel Puig
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		There's no greater feeling in the world than when you can put a smile on somebody's face just by walking into a room. It's unbelievable. And if I have that power, who am I to waste it, you know?
	
	  J. J. Watt J. J. Watt
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		If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.
	
	  Zooey Deschanel Zooey Deschanel
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		I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
	
	  Octavia Spencer Octavia Spencer
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		Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
	
	  Barry Bonds Barry Bonds
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		You'd never look at a Rembrandt and say, 'That's just wood and canvas and paint - how much?!' It's all about how many people want it. It works on a pair of jeans as well - they're just material and stitching, and as soon as you walk out of the shop, they're worth nothing.
	
	  Damien Hirst Damien Hirst
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		The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
	
	  Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe
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		I'm a believer in home-made recipes and concoctions, so I stick to natural or herbal products as much as I can. I also meditate regularly to de-stress.
	
	  Yami Gautam Yami Gautam
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		Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
	
	  Bear Grylls Bear Grylls
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		If I have a really bad cook or a bad manager or bad sous-chef, I previously would have fired them or lost my temper. But now I realize that if I'm so right, then I should be able to communicate it so clearly that they get it.
	
	  David Chang David Chang
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		She hopes for nothing except fine weather and a resolution. She wants to end properly, like a good sentence.
	
	  Zadie Smith Zadie Smith
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		For immigrant generations especially, family is the first structure, or shelter, for a people who are in exile.
	
	  Alice McDermott Alice McDermott
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		The more I see, hear, and think in Europe, the more I wish for every measure that can ensure to the United States dignity, power, and public confidence.
	
	  Marquis de Lafayette Marquis de Lafayette
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		All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture, although it's difficult to quantify the attachment.
	
	  Tadao Ando Tadao Ando
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		I'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt.
	
	  Leon Panetta Leon Panetta