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One of the guiding beliefs of our consuming age is that we are all free and independent individuals. That we can choose to do pretty much what we want, and if we can't, then it's bad. But at the same time, co-existing alongside this, there is a completely different, parallel universe where we all seem meekly to do what those in power tell us to do.

Adam Curtis

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The key for me is movement. When the ball comes into the box, or when the wide players get it, that's where I have to be clever and make my runs. That's where I come alive.

Jermain Defoe

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When I was in middle school, some of my so-called friends found a catalog ad I did for Superman pajamas. They made as many copies as they could and pasted them up all over school.

Jensen Ackles

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I worry about kids today not having time to build a tree house or ride a bike or go fishing. I worry that life is getting faster and faster.

John Lasseter

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What I say about actors is you always want to find an actor you can play ball with. You throw the ball at them and you want them to throw it back. Your ball playing is a lot better when you play with good ballplayers, like any sport. Every actor I know feels the same way.

Robert Knepper

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Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to follow us to places we ourselves have never been.

Andy Stanley

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It's nice to witness these discoveries at first hand.

Michael Aspel

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The fundamental story arc of the Bible is God is passionate about rescuing this world, restoring it, renewing it.

Rob Bell

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The brighter the fire in your belly to achieve something special, the more hurts you'll have.

Robin S. Sharma

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The research side of academic life is often viewed from the outside as a solo and, at times, lonely activity. In fact, it is quite the opposite: a communal activity in significant part where interaction and interchange generate ideas and critiques of them.

Michael Spence

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The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.

Dian Fossey

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I like to take afternoon naps in the nude.

Cleo Moore

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It's great to have a place of my own, but I still see my family often, as we are very close.

Anthony Howell

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