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A clown I knew who was retiring from Ringling Brothers gave me his giant shoes, and somebody else made me a clown suit.

Wavy Gravy

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In December 1989, my mother died very suddenly, and that sparked a re-evaluation of what I was doing, and I realized I was mediocre at everything. I was a mediocre IBM employee, I was a mediocre entrepreneur, I was a mediocre artist. I decided that, although my mom wouldn't be around to see it, I wanted to be great at something.

Jim McKelvey

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The last person to teach me how to act was my A-level Theatre Studies teacher at school, which I literally still draw on. Got an A!

Joe Thomas

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When you lose your passion to be a WWE Superstar, there's no point in going back.

Robert Maillet

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Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.

Mia Hamm

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I still can't decide which is silliest; a person believing in a God who 'isn't there,' or a person offended by a God whom he doesn't believe exists.

Steven Crowder

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Not what you would call a musical family, but my father used to play saxophone, and I discovered many genres of music when I was a child.

Rokia Traore

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Speech sounds cannot be understood, delimited, classified and explained except in the light of the tasks which they perform in language.

Roman Jakobson

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I don't know if you call a burger 'recession food.' It's comfort food.

Michael Mina

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When I feel confused or depressed, I remember back to junior high and I silently repeat, 'This, too, shall pass.'

Josh Groban

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Small acts of decency ripple in ways we could never imagine.

Cory Booker

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Just be comfortable with who you are.

Chris Pratt

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To young professionals - and particularly women - looking to advance, it is imperative to keep your life in balance.

Peggy Johnson

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