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		Then there was the man who declared in court, he wasn't a person. 'Excuse me, sir, why haven't you paid your taxes.' 'Well, as you can clearly see, I am not a person.' 'Well, you look like a person.' 'No it's all done with mirrors, trust me!'
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Lewis Black 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		It is hard to watch myself. I'm hypercritical, and it's difficult to watch a performance when I may end up being at odds with it - wishing I'd done something differently or that they had edited it a certain way. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jack Falahee 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kate DiCamillo 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think my thing is that... I don't know. And that's why I don't wanna sing about 'This is me, this is who I am' because, like, even the question, 'Tell me about yourself' - what are you supposed to say? 'Ooh, I'm a happy girl, but I'm sad, too'? People are so complex. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Zara Larsson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Trust and value your own divinity as well as your connection to nature. Seeing God's work everywhere will be your reward. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Wayne Dyer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Stage and film are just two wildly different animals. Why compare the two? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Bebe Neuwirth 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what's going on. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Abdullah II of Jordan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I like trying different foods. I've done vegetarian stuff, and I've gone through meat phases, and then I do no bread, and then I eat bread. I'm really all over the place in the way a lot of actors are. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Parker Posey 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I trust no one totally. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gary Sheffield 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's a lot of work and I also feel like I've done it. I miss comedy. And I also think that, from purely a logistical standpoint, that the day-to-day schedule on a comedy allows you to have a life, much more of a life, than on a drama. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Adam Arkin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		An incident that left an impression on me was the 1999 sub-junior national boxing championship held in Calcutta. I had trained extremely hard to get there but got kicked out in the first round itself. 'If others can win, why can't you?' I repeatedly asked myself. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Vijender Singh 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I want to do everything in the world that can be done. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Fanny Kemble 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Walt Whitman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Reminded of what a diet really is, I began eating more slowly, being more conscious of when I was full. I started to enjoy my buckwheat bread with goat cheese and pureed butternut-squash soup as a response to real hunger. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kate Christensen 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We don't understand why we're here, no one's giving us an answer, religion is vague, your parents can't help because they're just people, and it's all terrible, and there's no meaning to anything. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Adam Driver 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think a balanced team of men and women makes better decisions. That's one of the reasons why I was prepared to run for deputy leader. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Harriet Harman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I became governor, I vowed to restore the public's trust. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kate Brown 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Listen, when somebody says, 'I take the fifth,' well, you know, they did something, OK? Why else would they take the fifth? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nancy Grace 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Laura Hillenbrand 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Martin Lawrence 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		As an actor, I trust my ear. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Christopher Guest 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The first thing that comes out of my mouth is always right. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jenna Jameson 
			 
		 
	
	
	 
	
	
	
	
		If we continue to make moral judgements (and whatever we say shall in fact continue) then we must believe that the conscience of man is not a product of nature. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				C. S. Lewis 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Ambition has developed into a passion which drives women, as well as men, to great works - and small deeds. Formerly competitors in the race for men, they are now competing in the race for social tasks and distinctions. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ellen Key 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Then there was the man who declared in court, he wasn't a person. 'Excuse me, sir, why haven't you paid your taxes.' 'Well, as you can clearly see, I am not a person.' 'Well, you look like a person.' 'No it's all done with mirrors, trust me!' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Lewis Black