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		One of the things I noticed while I lived in New York City was how different the kids and teens were that grew up there versus, you know, my suburban upbringing. They have this innate resilience and toughness to them, and they're incredibly self-sufficient, usually from a pretty young age.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Alexandra Bracken 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Oliver Reed 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I asked my parents for permission to study in America and they were so sure that I wouldn't get in and get a scholarship that they encouraged me to try. So I applied to Yale and got an excellent scholarship. I then worked for the Boston Consulting Group for six and half years. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Indra Nooyi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Chris Jericho is a great guy. He's beyond hysterical. He's good people. They're really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Zakk Wylde 
			 
			
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		I did a shoot with massive iguanas in Costa Rica when I was modeling back then. They were like little dinosaurs, and they sat right across my arms and by my face. The guy told me not to make any sudden movements because they had enormous claws. The guy said he would rip my skin if he attacked. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Olga Kurylenko 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Dan Pink 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The old movie stars like Bogart, James Cagney, Jimmy Stewart, they weren't this gorgeous, striking six-foot man who's rippled with muscles. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jack Huston 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Frequently you have a clash between the more sterile letter of the law and the justice that underlies it, and I think one of the things I've been trying more or less, where it was possible, is to go with the justice rather than the letter of the law. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Harold H. Greene 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Fareed Zakaria 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
				Garry Kasparov 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Somebody gave me this drum machine and somebody else asked me to program something for a project. I really liked programming and I was really interested in using the drum machine. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ikue Mori 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't know the history of my sport. I'm not like those people who know everything. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Usain Bolt 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I like fashion, but I love, love, love music and film; they are my two passions. I would love to pursue my acting and my love of music more than anything. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Cara Delevingne