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When I left school at 16, I became an apprentice television and radio technician, and was paid £17 a week, which was decent money in 1976. But the job turned sour when I gave myself an electric shock while repairing a television set.

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Although I was entirely relaxed on camera, if I had to stand up and say something to an assembled group of people, I was rendered all but inarticulate.

Jessica Savitch

PeopleStand UpStandCameraGroup

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.

Andre Maurois

MenDesireMindsMoreEventsOpen

The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't.

Stacy London

WorkBeautyStyleKeyUnderstanding

I know it's sappy, but I bet there's a market for civility and niceness out there that, while probably not as titillating as a junkyard scrap between shirtless adversaries, it'd sure be healthier.

Steven Weber

KnowCivilityOutSureMarketBet

I'll die before I'm 25, and when I do I'll have lived the way I wanted to.

Sid Vicious

DieWayLivedWantedBefore

I think that people who make a lot of money - and I do - should certainly give a considerable amount of it away.

Ruth Rendell

MoneyPeopleThinkAwayGiveWho

New York is home to me.

Rutina Wesley

HomeNew YorkMeNewYork

We have not recovered all that we lost in the Bush recession. That's why we need to continue to move forward.

Martin O'Malley

ForwardLostWhyNeedMoveContinue

When I was 12, my friend and I tried to sneak onto a plane from my hometown of Cleveland to New York City! My dad encouraged us - he was a wild guy, big on jokes.

Molly Shannon

FriendNew YorkCityHometownNew

Man, the '80s were pretty wacky. You had some stuff that was just so rad and some stuff that was just so wrong.

Lucas Till

ManYouWrongPrettyWackyStuff

You have to be a mindful eater. There has to be intention in what you do in your life if you're going to be happy and authentic. Food isn't supposed to be entertainment in the way that your kids, your work, and your relationship are.

Jorge Cruise

LifeWorkRelationshipFoodHappy

Every time I shoot a turnaround, I feel like nobody can block it.

DeMar DeRozan

TimeFeelNobodyShootI Feel Like

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