I've always found it embarrassing to receive awards.
Sam Shepard
Recitation: by Male by Female
I grew up in what my mom will always dispute as 'the hood.' She just doesn't like the name. But it had its similarities to any neighborhood like that. The all-black neighbors and the all-black problems and the all-black happiness. And I really loved it.
Jerrod Carmichael
HappinessMomProblemsNameLoved
I still get recognized for 'Labyrinth' by little girls in the weirdest places. I can't believe they still recognize me from that movie. It's on TV all the time, and I guess I pretty much look the same.
Jennifer Connelly
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When times are tough, public employees should have to make the same sacrifices as everyone else.
Robert Reich
ToughEmployeesSameEveryonePublic
I put my country and my principles first.
Michael Gove
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When someone asks if you want to play Brittany Murphy, who you idolized as a child and grew up loving and who you wanted to be, you can't say no. Even if it's the most terrifying thing someone asks you to do.
Amanda Fuller
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We suddenly saw how people reacted in the event of massive social upheaval, and the way that the little problems in your life don't go away. You don't stop being frightened of spiders just because the world's blown up.
Simon Pegg
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I couldn't concentrate on music. So I made the choice to give up my career as a musician in the frontline to deal with the business.
Robert Fripp
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I had no desire to be a stand-up comic until I decided to do it.
Rita Rudner
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I've always liked Muir without knowing quite why.
Douglas Dunn
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I always loved the way music made me feel. I did sports at school and all, but when I got home, it was just music. Everybody in my neighborhood loved music. I could jump the back fence and be in the park where there were ghetto blasters everywhere.
Dr. Dre
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I don't think I'm an actor who takes their characters home with him. But I certainly do take the preparation home.
Donald Sutherland
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In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies.
Christiane Amanpour
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