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		I Know You Care' is about my dad. And I haven't seen him for a long, long time. And my parents divorced when I was really young. And I guess I just wanted a - it was my way of saying that I wasn't bitter or angry anymore. I was just sad and just felt like something was missing.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ellie Goulding 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Middle school was probably my hardest time. I was trying to fit in for so long, until about junior year of high school when I realized that trying to fit into this one image of perfection was never going to make me happy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Maiara Walsh 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I live in Europe and care about democracy and sovereignty of nation states there. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Vaclav Klaus 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		You should always care about what you're eating because it's your body, and you should always want to eat healthy foods, but dieting tactics in Los Angeles are really confusing. There are so many different weird diets out there. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Laura Slade Wiggins 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		As a songwriter I hate this whole, 'If it's a sad song, it has to sound like a sad song thing.' And that goes all the way back to my days with the Format. I'm an insane narcissist, so if I have to get something off my chest, I'll get something off my chest. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nate Ruess 
			 
			
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		Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Walker Evans 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mahatma Gandhi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I can remember running around at the age of 3, wanting to play golf, cricket and football. I was always active, one way or another, driving my parents mad. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ian Botham 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed - no, I didn't fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didn't try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nathan Fillion 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Pinochet and Barack Obama both have the same primary goal, and that's to be president and stay president as long as allowed. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Viggo Mortensen 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		As long as the plots keep arriving from outer space, I'll go on with my virgins. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barbara Cartland 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		To deal with local pollution, China has put on the agenda the capping of coal, which has long been a sensitive issue. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ma Jun 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				E. M. Forster