I was a reflective child.
Michael Leunig
Recitation: by Male by Female
Actually, we chose the name Sun Cellular because we believe the name 'Sun' is bright, forward-looking and optimistic. It is my sincere hope that the whole Philippines will share our positive outlook, optimism and faith in the country's future.
John Gokongwei
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As spokesman for Lipitor, I have been an advocate of preventive medicine in addition to my work with the Jarvik 2000 Heart, which has rescued people from death and sustained a patient with a normal, mobile lifestyle for seven and a half years - the longest in the world.
Robert Jarvik
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I take a lot of risks in the ring.
Jeff Hardy
RisksRingTakeLot
Social media changed Chinese mindset. More and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom of speech and human rights as their birthright, not some imported American privilege. But also, it gave the Chinese a national public sphere for people to, it's like a training of their citizenship, preparing for future democracy.
Michael Anti
FutureFreedomSocial MediaTraining
For one thing, before the 20th century, there were plenty of genocides. We tend to forget about them, partly because they weren't as well documented and partly because, until recently, people didn't care. We used euphemisms like 'sackings' and 'sieges' instead of calling them 'genocides.'
Steven Pinker
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My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.
Shirley Knight
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In the period before the arrival of Mrs. Thatcher, politics had been in such low esteem. Everything was so hedged, so mealy-mouthed. Then along came this woman who seemed to have no manners at all and said exactly what she thought. Everyone's eyes were popping and their jaws were dropping, and I really enjoyed that.
Tom Stoppard
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Car-essential is a real turn-off to me, so yeah, I just want a friendly holiday resort with a villa and a pool, but which is really private, but there again, there's a supermarket and a doctor's and a beach a five-minute walk away. That's all I want, and it's quite difficult to find.
Robert Webb
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I think I always wished I could play guitar as well as Jimi Hendrix.
Michiel Huisman
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In order to do something really good, you have to take risks - that's what I do.
Juergen Teller
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People come to see beauty, and I dance to give it to them.
Judith Jamison
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Society's mores have changed, and what used to be thought not to be cruel and unusual now is thought to be cruel and unusual.
Antonin Scalia
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