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You don't divorce simply because your spouse has a number of qualities you dislike and on occasions makes your life uncomfortable. If you are reasonable, you view divorce as a measure of last resort. There are many steps you can take in the meantime. You might even call in a trained mediator.

Howard Jacobson

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LifeViewUncomfortableYouMeasure

Nowadays I'm more interested in what you'd call 'alternative.' Lately we've been listening to a lot of Mumford & Sons, and Jenny Owen Youngs. I'm also pretty crazy about the Kings of Convenience, a Norwegian band that's been compared to Simon and Garfunkel.

Jennifer Egan

CrazyListeningYouKingsMoreBand

I find DIY really therapeutic. I lose myself in it, because you can concentrate on the task and not think about all the other stuff going on in your life.

Andrea McLean

LifeMyselfThinkYouLoseFind

I can't visualize the situation in which we nuke ourselves into extinction.

John Keegan

SituationVisualizeExtinctionWhich

I'm a huge sports fan, and I'm a huge entertainment fan.

Mauro Ranallo

SportsEntertainmentSports FanFan

I am one of those who would rather sink with faith than swim without it.

Stanley Baldwin

FaithI AmWithoutSwimSinkWould

I think it's almost an indulgence to focus on the dark side of things. And as you get older, you want to focus on the positive.

Rob Brydon

PositiveFocusThinkYouDarkWant

I am certainly Italian in my love of food! I eat everything, but I love Italian food most of all. Even my daughter does. Her favourite food is pasta and parmigiana.

Monica Bellucci

LoveDaughterFoodI AmPastaEat

I don't have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who'd be mad at me for saying that.

Mitch Hedberg

WomanDatingMeSayingMadKnow

It's impossible to know how 'fun' a game will be.

Jason Schreier

FunGameImpossibleKnowWillHow

It's daunting, taking on the task of representing the gay community, because there are so many different facets and different schools of thought and behavior.

Jonathan Groff

CommunityThoughtBehaviorGayTask

It's like a piece of music; you never lose sight of the theme. Each scene pushes off to the next like music builds and you can almost hear the next chord progression, so it has a strict structure, which is very compelling.

David Strathairn

MusicYouLoseSightNeverTheme

I've been doing this since I was 12... I don't want to act much longer; I can't do one thing my whole life.

Ryan Gosling

LifeDoingWantActWholeBeen

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