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		The first jazz pianist I heard was Thelonious Monk. My father was listening to an album of his called 'Monk's Dream' almost every day from the time I was born.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Benny Green 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		When you are missing someone, time seems to move slower, and when I'm falling in love with someone, time seems to be moving faster. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Taylor Swift 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've got plenty of quirks. I go to an office early in the morning. Early in the morning is really good writing time. I take anywhere between six to eight showers a day. I'm not exaggerating. I'm not a germaphobe: it's all about a fresh start. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Aaron Sorkin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Nathan Myhrvold 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When people talk about the impact of mobile dating, everyone focuses on real-time meeting - this idea that my pocket will vibrate every time a hot girl walks by. That's important. But it's not transformative. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sam Yagan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Harrison Ford 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm aware people will think I've had an easy way into a dream career. My view is, if anyone has opportunities, they'll take them. My surname opens doors, but those doors will slam firmly if I'm no good. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Tamara Ecclestone 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I have the time needed to support the album and tour. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Aaliyah 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The White House New Media team circulates multiple highlights each day of what people are looking for online - Twitter trending topics, popular Google searches, etc. - and it gives us a sense of what's breaking through, what isn't, and a sanity check for what the larger online population cares about at any given time. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dan Pfeiffer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Naguib Mahfouz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The first time I went to Johnny Depp's house in LA is when I realized what I was getting myself into. I knew he was famous, but I didn't really know what that entailed. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		If someone had told me when I was a kid I'd get an ovation from Frank Sinatra! One time, I did a song called 'I Am A Singer', but I rewrote the words for Frank. I was in tears and, when he got up, so was he. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Irwin Thomas 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was born in 1950, so there were tons of Westerns on TV by the time I was 6, 7, 8 years old. In terms of television, 'Maverick' and 'Have Gun - Will Travel.' But filmically, classics like 'High Noon' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' - that's one of my favorite films. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		Nelson Mandela was an outstanding leader and a mentor for me. I was in South Africa at the time he was released. I was in South Africa when he was inaugurated as the first president. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gail Kelly 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've used the term 'Facebook for the enterprise,' and everyone goes, 'We don't want Facebook in the enterprise,' because it conjures up that it's not secure, and it's going to be a waste of time. All these things are true, which is why Facebook is not in the enterprise. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Parker Harris 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Shoot, there's a committee to tell you everything at a record label. You definitely have to know who you are if you want to look like you at the end of the process. We've all seen people get record contracts, and by the time they're spit out by the machine, we don't even recognize them. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gary Allan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Well, we're in show business, and I have been making a living in this business a long time and inevitably it means taking what it is that you've done and hopefully you're showing it to a lot of people who like it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Walter Hill 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		After all these years of cooking and writing recipes, I am still amazed every time I notice how even the minutest of variation in technique can make a spectacular difference. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Yotam Ottolenghi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My mom has been my support system from day one. Admiring the type of person she is gives me a sense of what to look for in my ideal cheerleader when the time comes. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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