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Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.

Tom Stoppard

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I was doing a college show for the first time, and there was this 20-year-old gay male who's been diabetic his entire life. He said, 'I really wanna get into stand-up.' I was like, 'Oh, my God, do you realize how interesting and inherently funny you are? Go do all the comedy that you wanna do.' I care about that.

Jessica Williams

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I love mysticism - it's such fun.

Jerry Hall

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I definitely have hips, and I'm shorter, so I like to make my legs look longer. I'll wear shorts or pants that elongate my legs. I'm not a tiny, skinny toothpick. I definitely like to show off my waist and my butt.

Jenna Ushkowitz

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The truth is that humans have the potential to be horrific. And I think being conscious of that is important.

Andie MacDowell

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Until I see an Arab country, a Muslim country, with a democracy, I won't understand how anyone can have a problem with how they're treated.

John Lydon

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My hope is to become a top player here at Arsenal. A lot of great players have played here. I want to become part of the club's history and to achieve great things here.

Matteo Guendouzi

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I like to play with architecture! It's my favorite game.

Jean Nouvel

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When you have built a $3 billion company out of a broom closet, I think you are entitled to a nice house.

John Schnatter

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I found it was really impossible for me to write songs when I couldn't sing.

Rosanne Cash

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I like to be funny and make a girl laugh.

Luke James

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Thank Heaven, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - or stimulus bill, as it is often called - is a perfect example in which dire circumstances necessitate immediate action. But with such large amounts of taxpayer money at stake, a hastily developed, under-thought-out plan could have been disastrous.

Jared Polis

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