Anthony Ray Hinton Quotes

I loved to read books in the free world, and there was a lot of time to sit around and do nothing in prison. When you read, it opens up your mind; it helped us take our minds away from where we were.

Anthony Ray Hinton

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TimeMindWorldFreePrisonLoved

The only thing Google has failed to do, so far, is fail.

John Battelle

GoogleFailOnlyFarThe Only Thing

You know, I remember Career Day in high school. I remember plumbers and lawyers... I don't remember a booth where you could sign up to learn how to shoot chickens out of a cannon at the windshield of an airplane, 'cause there would have been a line at my school to do that!

Jeff Foxworthy

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I think Hispanic women are beautiful with their curves. I'm not sure who feels that way in Hollywood. I was never told to lose 50 pounds. If they think that they just don't bother with you. You just don't get the role and you never know why. That's still better than physically harming yourself and becoming unhealthy just to star in a movie.

America Ferrera

WomenBeautifulYourselfBetterLose

As a Christian, we can't stand on the sidelines with no team jersey or team colors to show our allegiance to Christ.

Monica Johnson

TeamColorsStandChristianJersey

I never wanted a traditional lifestyle. I'm not that kind of person.

Loni Love

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The three short years I spent at Harvard, where I lived with excellent people, taught me not only that I must know how to choose my partners but also that choosing excellent partners is a skill you can learn. Obviously, when you spend time with the best, you learn how to choose among them.

Jorge Paulo Lemann

TimeBestPeopleMeShortLearn

In about a year's time, Elvis went from being very poor and living with his family in government housing in Memphis to all of a sudden being the biggest star in the world. Once fame hit, there was a lot of temptation and also a lot of stress.

Drake Milligan

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Writing for other artists helped me figure out that magic you have to capture to make everyone connect with a song.

Bruno Mars

MeWritingSongMagicYouCapture

I love going to flea markets especially when I am traveling, because I love seeing the stuff of other cultures, handicrafts and things with historical content.

Anna Sui

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I saw my gender - and myself - as something of a construct. Like anyone who read one too many women studies' books in the 1990s, I aspired to both 'do' and undo my sex.

Alissa Quart

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I'm aware of other artists, but what I'm really most interested in is viewing individual pictures. I like dramatic pictures.

Peter Saul

PicturesIndividualDramaticAware

I've never really been somebody who likes to hit it straight. That's just never been my forte, I guess.

Peter Uihlein

NeverBeenJustSomebodyStraight

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