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What America was built on was being able to say, 'Hey, we're going to come in and use our resources to build for ourselves and our communities and build around that. We're not going to depend on others.'

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Even as a child, you can recognise the innocence of Piglet or the strange adult qualities of Eeyore. You just know you are with friends and family.

Jim Broadbent

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I don't mind causing offence when I intend to, but I don't like causing it accidentally.

Stewart Lee

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I want to do 'Company of Heroes 2,' if they do it. It depends on how the movie performs, but they hope it will perform well. They have a franchise on their mind, and if it's a franchise, man, I'm going to be a very happy person.

Tom Sizemore

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I feel like I'm always having to justify why I haven't kept in touch with anyone from the old days in Stoke-on-Trent, but I'm like that with anybody. I don't let anybody in. I just rely on myself.

Robbie Williams

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Well, for me the pro-life issue has been something I've been very passionate about since the '70s, and I have been very involved in the pro-life community since long before politics.

Mike Huckabee

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No citizen is apolitical; as a citizen, by definition, has to take interest in public affairs.

Mohammad Hamid Ansari

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Herb Solo at that time was the head of MGM. I said, 'I want to live like Clint Eastwood.' Did I know at that time Clint Eastwood, to him, Heaven was a truck, a dog, and a picnic basket for food or something?

Don Rickles

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My music reflects my strong belief in equal opportunities for all - specifically young girls and women. Many, many children do not have anywhere near the opportunities that we kids did in my community - great schools, public safety, etc.

Daya

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I'm just trying to enjoy the fact that I have gained some respect from some people whom I respect.

Brie Larson

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You have to know your strengths and tell yourself you're the best.

Nwankwo Kanu

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It turns out, from what I hear, that roasted fruit bats are delicious.

Richard Preston

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Nothing generates more heat in the government than the question of who is chosen to participate in important meetings.

Richard Holbrooke

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