Bill Dedman Quotes

Some parents believe that competition helps prepare children to succeed. Others fear that their children will not be able to handle failure.

Bill Dedman

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Fettuccine Alfredo is dangerous for your health.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

HealthDangerousYour

I spent much of my later childhood and adolescence very, very involved and interested in art, and particularly in animated movies.

Stanislav Grof

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Every year, I come to TED prepared to roll my eyes a lot at the beginning, but knowing that at some point in the intellectual marathon, my brain will buckle to the cascade of ideas and bend to the painstakingly rehearsed presentations.

Steven Levy

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You hope in this life that you grow and don't always repeat your mistakes.

Tony Dorsett

LifeHopeMistakesGrowYouAlways

My first Olympics memory was watching Haile Gebrselassie in Sydney 2000. His sprint finish to defend his title really moved me.

Mo Farah

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I treat people based on who they really are, not the name. Everyone has to be respectful and be a human being. No one's above... That's how I carry it with anybody.

Jay-Z

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Young women who come to Rise every weekend range from ages 15-19 years if they're in school and 19-24 years if they're out of school. These empowered young women talk about protecting themselves, their friends and communities and how they can educate people to help break the stigma surrounding AIDS.

Jay Ellis

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The beauty, the poetry of the fear in their eyes. I didn't mind going to jail for, what, five, six hours? It was absolutely worth it.

Johnny Depp

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'The Price Is Right,' it was an honor to be offered it because it's such an American institution. To be able to carry on this tradition with a show that has been on for so long, I thought it was a great opportunity for me.

Drew Carey

OpportunityGreatMeThoughtHonor

By training and keeping doctors in underserved areas, we're working toward a goal of increasing access to quality health care for more of our communities.

Chris Gibson

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You have to try to take what life throws at you with grace and equanimity.

Christina Baker Kline

LifeGraceYouTryTakeEquanimity

If you want to go for the title, you go for the title, and you fight. You don't run away; you fight.

Bobby Lashley

FightYouGoWantRunAway

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