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		No one ever sits you down at age eight and says, 'Aminatta, this is what's happened so far.' You have to work it out for yourself, and by the time you do, it's ancient history to many of the players. We're trying to make sense of the past, so we start to excavate our memories.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Aminatta Forna 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		If you think there are no new frontiers, watch a boy ring the front doorbell on his first date. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Olin Miller 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Taylor Caldwell 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Imogen Poots 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Zbigniew Brzezinski 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think that's the ultimate sign of a teammate and respect is that they compete against one another so hard at practice that here's a chance to share some knowledge inside. It takes some humility to do that. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dan Quinn 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		Being a showrunner meant writing and producing a television show, period, but with 'Lost,' suddenly it became part of the job to promote and be the face of the brand. In a weird way, the story was as much the star as any of the actors, so people wanted to hear from us. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Carlton Cuse 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The road is a fun place, and it's a great place to get out there and explore the country. But as far as the road life with the 'rock n' roll temptations,' there's not much of that with me. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Scotty McCreery 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In the past, I've been reluctant to share any bits of truth about myself or to really let people in on my reality. So I have said some things to throw people off the scent of what's really going on in my life. So I have sort of aided the media in printing these misconceptions, which I regret. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Megan Fox 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I went to school and made good grades and went to college. So I was afforded an opportunity through my parents' hard work that most people don't have. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Anthony Mackie 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Everybody in our family studied a musical instrument. My father was really big on that. Somehow I only took a year or two of piano lessons and I convinced my father to let me take dancing lessons. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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				Breakfast Club  
			
			
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		No one ever sits you down at age eight and says, 'Aminatta, this is what's happened so far.' You have to work it out for yourself, and by the time you do, it's ancient history to many of the players. We're trying to make sense of the past, so we start to excavate our memories. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Aminatta Forna