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		Much of my experience with language was formed in the church, which has an oral tradition. There are lots of repetitions in prayers and song refrains. There's a sense of incantation, that if you call not once and not twice but for a third time, the spirit appears.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Alice McDermott 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I have said many times that most people work all their life to retire to play golf, while I played golf all my life to retire to work. I enjoy working. It has kept me young and on the move, and I have had a good time with it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Jack Nicklaus 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Most people live in the city and go to the country at the weekend, and that's posh and aristocratic, but actually to live in the country and come to London when you can't take it any more is different. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Damien Hirst 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was an easygoing guy, and school was pretty much people trying to challenge me to a fight, y'know, saying, 'Rambo! Rocky!' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sage Stallone 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dale Carnegie 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sam Levenson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Walt Disney 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Felipe VI of Spain 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Yeah, I'm running for the White House again. Well, it's not a run, really; it's sort of a brisk walk. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Pat Paulsen 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gary Becker 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've been doing this since 2011, when I started on Instagram. Building my presence on there was important to my brand, but I wanted to take my audience to other platforms, so I then crossed over to Twitter second, then YouTube third. It wasn't until I made my fourth crossover to a different platform that I went to Vine. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Cameron Dallas 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		For all its flaws, 'The Hands of Orlac' really is a seminal film, and if you're partial to that particular B-movie subgenre of Demon Body Parts, you really ought to see it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kage Baker 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		So being two different people in one day unnerved me to no end. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Irene Dunne 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		Step through new doors. The majority of the time there's something fantastic on the other side. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Oprah Winfrey 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		You must love those you lead before you can be an effective leader, you can certainly command without that sense of commitment, but you cannot lead without it. And without leadership, command is a hollow experience, a vacuum often filled with mistrust and arrogance. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Eric Shinseki 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Also, it was a cultural moment that wasn't being represented in terms of women who were successful and had choices they didn't have before. They needed a show that they can watch that they felt like represented them. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kristin Davis 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think the common elements first are that, basically, we are entering markets or in markets that are deregulating or have recently deregulated, and so they have become competitive, moving from monopoly franchise-type businesses to competitive, market-oriented businesses. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Bill Vaughan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Much of my experience with language was formed in the church, which has an oral tradition. There are lots of repetitions in prayers and song refrains. There's a sense of incantation, that if you call not once and not twice but for a third time, the spirit appears. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Alice McDermott