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		It's kind of like I won a gold medal with my family.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Laurie Hernandez
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I've only read three books by Stephen King. When I was 10 I read 'The Long Walk,' one of his pseudonymous Bachman books. In my early 20s, while trapped on a family vacation, I read 'The Dark Half,' which taught me a word I have never forgotten: psychopomp. Now I have read '11/22/63.'
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Lev Grossman
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		Women with education, skills, and independent sources of income are more able to withstand the pressures of the patriarchal family and more able to express their opinions and to move freely within their communities.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Deeyah Khan
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		My kids only come around once in my lifetime, and they (hopefully) won't be with me forever. I chose to have them, and I choose, freely, to make them and my family a priority in my life. This stage of life won't last forever. While it does, I've climbed on for the ride.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				David Albert
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		My dad's family was from Tennessee. I grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, where we lived at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As a kid, I was totally into Southern rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd. ZZ Top. It was so part of who I was.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Connie Britton
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I found it very comforting to see that there is no such thing as a completely normal family. People find their way through whatever the differences may be.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Andrew Solomon
			
		
	
	
  
	 
	
		
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		My family is funny as shit, very entertaining and they are supportive. My fans motivate me to go harder.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Jaquae
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		Governor Perry taught me how to be a good man and to be a good husband. Not only does he have to take care of his own family, but the state of Texas.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Marcus Luttrell
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		The focus of my life begins at home with family, loved ones and friends. I want to use my resources to create a secure environment that fosters love, learning, laughter and mutual success. I will protect and value integrity. I will admit and quickly correct my mistakes. I will be a self-starter. I will be a caring person. I will be a good listener with an open mind. I will continue to grow and learn. I will facilitate and celebrate the success of others.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Merlin Olsen
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		All my main characters have got bits of me, bits of my family, bits of my friends.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Lisa Jewell
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		It's only in the act of pushing yourself, challenging yourself to make a contribution to your community, to your family, to your country, that you actually realize your full self, you know?
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Eric Greitens
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		The creation of a more peaceful and happier society has to begin from the level of the individual, and from there it can expand to one's family, to one's neighborhood, to one's community and so on.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Dalai Lama