I have taken a break from the media spotlight for the past few years.
Gemma Ward
Recitation: by Male by Female
I had a bilateral lisp, and I was overweight. I was the kid who played with the flowers on the ground in the outfield during baseball. I was that kid.
Jeffrey Tambor
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For one thing, before the 20th century, there were plenty of genocides. We tend to forget about them, partly because they weren't as well documented and partly because, until recently, people didn't care. We used euphemisms like 'sackings' and 'sieges' instead of calling them 'genocides.'
Steven Pinker
PeopleCareForgetUsedWellLike
If you're a writer, you're constantly doubting yourself.
Tom King
YourselfYouWriterConstantly
In England, theater auditions are gentler experiences. You sit down with the director and talk about the play.
Tom Sturridge
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Here's the truth: Keystone XL won't make America energy-independent. It will threaten our land and livelihoods to pump Canadian tar sands' heavy crude through America and out to foreign countries, like China.
Tom Steyer
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Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.
Ritchie Blackmore
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Kill Rock Stars allowed me to put out a real genuine rock 'n' roll record.
Ronnie Spector
StarsMeGenuineRockRealOut
I wanted to be a tough kid, so I thought, 'I'm going to move to New York, and I'm going to be a thug when I come out of there.'
Jonny Weston
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I've done pretty well in my career, and I've watched colleagues who have spent most of the paychecks they receive on shoes and cars rather than bricks and mortar, and that's not me.
Anthony Warlow
ShoesMeColleaguesCareerDone
I never think about the budget of the film.
Anushka Shetty
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We need to tackle extreme inequality because it is morally indefensible and socially corrosive - undermining our health, affecting our well-being, and undermining peaceful societies.
Winnie Byanyima
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I'd been in college studying English creative writing and history when I made the decision to join the Marines in the runup to the Iraq war.
Phil Klay
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