The world invited me many places.
Leon Wieseltier
Recitation: by Male by Female
In the 21st century, the countries that thrive will be the ones where citizens know their voices will be heard because the institutions are transparent.
Joe Biden
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I have no interest in being known as a celebrity; 'celebrity' is a pretty disgusting word. It's part of the brainwashing of the culture, part of the false idolatry of those that are only human, and I don't want to participate in that.
Andrew Garfield
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When I left Milwaukee, and I had all these stories. I felt so responsible for people. It's a heck of a thing to do, to try to write someone's story.
Matthew Desmond
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Back in England, a girl with thick black hair, dusky skin and big brown eyes will turn heads. It is vice versa in India.
Amy Jackson
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It was important to my father that I go to Hebrew school three days a week for two or three hours each time. To me, it felt endless. Think about it from a kid's perspective: I would finish my normal school day, then get on a bus and go to another school. That was tough to take.
Steve Sheinkin
FatherTimePerspectiveDaySchool
I have a coach, but I'm not theater-trained or a technical actor.
Sibel Kekilli
ActorCoachTechnical
The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example.
Robert Trout
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Everyone tells me I need to do comedy. It's never something that crossed my mind, but to be able to do a true comedy and make people laugh, that would be great.
Dexter Darden
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The only way to have longevity is to have good songs.
Brett Young
GoodWayLongevityOnlySongs
'Slumdog' initiated a chain of events like going to Cannes and being invited to the Cairo Film Festival, which changed my perspective of cinema and of being an actor forever.
Arfi Lamba
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I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime.
Thomas Peterffy
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Ironically, Hillary Clinton's appointment in 2008 as secretary of state was forced on Obama by her presidential campaign supporters, who insisted she play a major role in the then-new Democratic administration after a bruising primary fight.
Richard Grenell
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