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Though it was never a goal in life, it has occurred to me that I've met six presidents of the United States. OK, I met four of them before they became president, including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, No. 43.

Dan Jenkins

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In Wisconsin, I led the Assembly to a balanced budget in face of fierce opposition from the status quo.

Jeff Fitzgerald

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Finding tricks to create flattering body shape is the key to style.

Stacy London

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When time permits, I try to see interesting people in the cities I visit. In Seattle, I met Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, who is shy in personality but flamboyant in his philanthropy.

Steven Pinker

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The whole Indian thing, I always say it's really the American holocaust. It's something we need to look at.

Skeet Ulrich

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As a director, you should choose a project that will educate you and enrich your life, because you're going to be doing it for two years.

Rob Marshall

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And what it depends on, of course, is whether the story itself is worth the ethical compromise it requires and whether the competition is onto the story.

Roger Mudd

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Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.

Robin Williams

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Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the actions of humanity were deepening the crisis, and pledged to do something about it if elected.

Ron Fournier

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Relying on intelligence as the chief touchstone for decisions about whether and when to attack creates a wide opening for misunderstandings, divergent interpretations, and vulnerabilities to parties with an interest in either attack or delay.

Ronen Bergman

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As a parent myself, I can appreciate the MPAA and what they're supposed to do, but what happens with NC-17 is that the MPAA is basically taking away the rights of parents. They're basically telling me that I can't show my kids this movie if I decide they can see it.

Derek Cianfrance

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I started playing music when I was 12 years old.

Chris Jericho

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I make a point to tweet out really funny comments I get on YouTube videos. I have the most ridiculous ones.

Clairo

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