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		As a politician, you have to deal with someone wanting you to fail every day. I think I prefer being in a situation where generally people are rooting for me, and if they aren't rooting for me, they aren't out there to see my downfall. I respect the people who have the stomach for it.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				John Roger Stephens 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Olympia Snowe 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I know theater can improve the quality of people's lives, and I know theater can heal. I've worked as a doctor clown in a hospital for two years. I have seen sick kids and sad parents and doctors be lifted and transported in moments of pure joy. I know theater unites us. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Natasha Tsakos 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Every time - well, not every time, but in celebration of a great review or a great accolade, I take the team of Daniel to Katz's Deli for lunch. We take the trip on the subway, we were like 40 or 50 people, and we go in the back room and have a pastrami sandwich. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Daniel Boulud 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I retire every time I'm done with a movie. Then I go back. You know, I enjoy sleep. But I love to work; it's fun for me. As long as it continues to be fun, and I'm tolerated by the people around me, I will do it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Harrison Ford 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've never had to explain 'Prometheus' to people, ever. Most people get it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Idris Elba 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Samuel Goldwyn 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ugo Betti 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I'm not treating my opponent like my enemy. We're doing a job to entertain people. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Manny Pacquiao 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We are all seduced by charismatic people, whether it's in your office or in the bus or in the train. There are people who just, like, come through the door, and everybody turns around and looks at them and feels drawn to them. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Edgar Ramirez 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think one challenge is that having few women in your work environment makes you feel a little isolated and alone. I'm an extrovert; I like talking to people, and I make friends easily, but if your personality is somewhat different, I think you would struggle to connect with people. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Padmasree Warrior 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Startling, and alarming to many, is the conclusion that follows from these data that if all people were treated the same, most average race differences would not disappear. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				J. Philippe Rushton 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We know that the elements in play in a show like 'Confederate' are much more raw, much more real, and people come into them much more sensitive and more invested, than they do with a story about a place called 'Westeros,' which none of them had ever heard of before they read the books or watched the show. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				D. B. Weiss