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We aren't upset when Paramount makes a $200 million movie that flops, but if a charity experiments with a $5 million fundraising event that fails, we call in the attorneys. So charities are petrified of trying bold new revenue-generating endeavors and can't develop the powerful learning curves the for-profit sector can.

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I think there's a difference between ditzy and dumb. Dumb is just not knowing. Ditzy is having the courage to ask!

Jessica Simpson

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When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations were old before Europe was born.

John Henrik Clarke

HistoryEarlyBornMeetingFirst

I see the work the pope has to do. It is a huge responsibility. Nobody campaigns for it.

Angelo Scola

WorkResponsibilityNobodySeeI See

I think it's really important for actors to have another creative outlet, or for anyone, really.

Mia Wasikowska

CreativeThinkImportantI Think

The wastefulness of indiscriminate plunder impoverishes a country, while it adds nothing to the support of the army; policy, as well as humanity to the inhabitants, dictates that all levies should be made according to established rules, and under the charge of discreet and competent officers.

Ambrose Burnside

SupportArmyHumanityRulesCountry

Some people in the industry warned me that I'd ruin my career, miss out on possible jobs, and potentially put my life in danger if I ever came out.

Alyson Stoner

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I look at every girl, and I think, 'You're going to change my life.' I'm very down to earth at heart.

Tristan MacManus

LifeChangeGirlHeartThinkLook

I'm not really allowed to talk about the Dead though. I think when we are at our best, we definitely do things that the Dead or no other band could do. We explore things and take things to the extreme.

Mike Gordon

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Like hitting a baseball, comedy is very much about timing. To some degree, you either 'got it or you don't.'

Jay Chandrasekhar

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A very tiny percentage of people with mental illness are also violent. We know this. The constant linking of the two together in national media is so misleading.

Chirlane McCray

TogetherPeopleMediaKnowTwoTiny

I have a problem keeping my mouth shut. I usually speak my mind. I'm trying to learn my lesson.

Christina Hendricks

MindSpeakLearnProblemMouthShut

When I was a 12-year-old middle-schooler in Richmond, Virginia, my local newspaper published an op-ed that I wrote all by myself.

Constance Wu

MyselfNewspaperPublishedVirginia

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