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A woman at the Limited once asked me, 'Why do you work?' She said, 'You made a lot of money as a young man, so why are you still working?' I had never thought about it before. Forced to consider it, I told her, 'You know why? Because I think that if you stop to smell the roses, you'll get hit by a truck.'

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WorkMoneyWomanManMeTruck

For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change.

John Hawkes

LifeChangeGoodCharacterPeople

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.

Andre Malraux

MePaintingListeningEveningYou

Naked is the best disguise.

Jeanette Winterson

BestNakedDisguise

My degree in theology was an important part of my formation.

Jeff Fortenberry

ImportantDegreeTheologyPart

People of color understand what it means to be white more than I ever will.

Robin DiAngelo

PeopleColorWhiteUnderstandWill

I find that healthy eating makes me feel happier, stronger, and more confident.

Mary Helen Bowers

MeEatingConfidentFeelStronger

As long as I live, I know I'll have feelings. And that's what I'm passionate about.

Mary J. Blige

LiveLongFeelingsKnowPassionate

To live in the midst of suffering, which we do, we do, amid distress, and to keep some equilibrium in the midst of that - that would be happiness enough.

Michael Leunig

LiveHappinessSufferingEnoughKeep

Elegance for one society is not elegance for another. It's in the eyes of the beholder.

Louise Wilson

EyesSocietyEleganceBeholder

There's sort of a theory that's going around in the China-watching community about a perfect storm coming up with the 2008 Olympics, a U.S. election and a Taiwanese election, some sort of mutually reinforcing explosion and crisis.

Dennis C. Blair

CommunityStormPerfectElectionUp

I'm not too good at being fake or being somebody else.

Brantley Gilbert

GoodFakeBeingSomebodyElseToo

I think I'm a good writer. I think I have my own voice, which is unique to everyone - everyone has their own voice; if they would just write from a vulnerable embarrassing place, it's going to be universal, and it's going to be entertaining. Because everyone is the same, and everyone is unique.

Nicole Holofcener

GoodVoiceThinkUniquePlaceWrite

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