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• People have said some really good things about my performance, and that's what I'm happy about, what I'm excited about. I was able to go out there, and like I said, I put my best foot forward.

  Robert Griffin III

  Feet, People, Excited

  "Robert Griffin III talks video games, draft". Interview with Jon Robinson, www.espn.com. February 27, 2012.

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• Prostitution is not just a service industry, mopping up the overflow of male demand, which always exceeds female supply. Prostitution testifies to the amoral power struggle of sex, which religion has never been able to stop. Prostitutes, pornographers, and their patrons are marauders in the forest of archaic night.

  Camille Paglia

  Sex, Struggle, Night

  Camille Paglia (1990). “Sexual Personae”, p.42, Yale University Press

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• We'd already lost the possibility of stopping global warming entirely. That hasn't been in the cards for a long time. The triumph of Trump probably means that we're not going to be able to stop it at the two-degree mark that the world had been aiming for. That's very bad news, mostly because the planet seems to be more sensitive than we thought to even small increases in temperature.

  Bill McKibben

  Mean, Two, Long

  Source: therumpus.net

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• The best thing is being able to perform in front of people and to express my feelings, whatever they may be at the time. Just to be able to make the world a happier place to be.

  Tanya Tucker

  People, Feelings, World

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• I think every singer should be able to jump in for a singer who has been sick, for instance, and learn an opera in two days. I know people who can do it.

  Bryn Terfel

  Thinking, Two, People

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• I would love to be able to serve in office in some capacity with Romney as president.

  Jim Talent

  Office, President, Capacity

  "Talent Positioning for Rematch Against McCaskill" by Erin McPike, www.realclearpolitics.com. November 11, 2010.

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• But, I think it's great to be able to work with established directors, and then also first-timers. I feel like you learn from both of them, but then you can go and share your knowledge with each of them. That's really fantastic!

  Juno Temple

  Thinking, Directors, Firsts

  "Juno Temple Talks LITTLE BIRDS, Sexuality vs. Violence in Film, and Playing a Fairy in MALEFICENT" by Christina Radish, collider.com. August 28, 2012.

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• Unless you hit your television with a sledgehammer, you're not going to be able to be an individual.

  Justin Theroux

  Television, Individual

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• I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis. The Social Security Administration itself recently reported that the system is able to pay full benefits as they are defined today until at least 2042.

  James T. Walsh

  Believe, Security Systems, Benefits

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• There are many things that, if I have to relive, maybe I will do it another way. But I would not like to look back and think what I have not been able to.

  Ratan Tata

  Thinking, Looks, Way

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• I guess somehow I got a reputation of being able to dance.

  Uma Thurman

  Reputation

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• Me being able to beat up Austin Powers? I mean, how great can that be?

  Verne Troyer

  Mean, Austin, Beats

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I think most Americans would agree people should be treated equally and everyone ought to be able to pursue a fulfilling life with the ones they love.

  Mark Udall

  Thinking, People, Should

  "I Support Marriage Equality" by Mark Udall, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 1, 2011.

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• It's my belief that, like every other American, gay and lesbian couples should be able to make a lifetime commitment to the person they love and protect their families.

  Mark Udall

  Couple, Commitment, Gay

  FaceBook post by Mark Udall from Jun 28, 2013

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• The two championship contenders, Dario Franchitti and Will Power, are starting right next to each other in the middle of the grid. Honestly, if I can be fast enough early in the race to be able to get up there and latch onto those two, it will be pure entertainment. It's going to be a pack race, and you never know how that's going to turn out.

  Dan Wheldon

  Two, Race, Next

  "Indianapolis 500 Winner Dan Wheldon Dies After Massive Crash", www.foxnews.com. October 17, 2011.

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• I love to see how far you're able to go, both in skills but also emotionally how far I can push myself.

  Alicia Vikander

  Skills, I Can

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• It's very important to be able to distinguish the actors from the characters they play.

  Emily VanCamp

  Character, Play, Important

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• I got to draw monsters, robots and write funny stories. I loved doing that stuff and working with the actors. But it got to be less and less that stuff and more about trying to be everywhere and not being able to do one thing very enjoyably.

  Jhonen Vasquez

  Writing, Trying, Monsters

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• Greece's European neighbors were able step in and bolster the weak foundation on which Greece's free-spending budget was based. It would be difficult for any country, or intergovernmental organization, to rescue an economy the size of the U.S. if investors were ever to lose faith in our bonds because of our enormous debt.

  Douglas Wilder

  Country, Organization, Foundation

  "After debt deal mess, Americans lose" by Douglas Wilder, www.politico.com. August 03, 2011.

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• I love that there's this tradition of being able to discuss the heaviest topics and the gnarliest stuff that goes down in people's lives in traditional Southern American music.

  Gillian Welch

  People, Southern, Stuff

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• People are hurting out there, perhaps they are ready to start a conversation about whether an AR-15 belongs in the hands of a citizen, whether a citizen should be able 6,000 rounds on the internet.

  Brian Williams

  Hurt, Hands, People

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• Along the way I have been able to choose some themes which ask questions - not necessarily force a message on anyone, but at least invite the audience to question things: jury service, dignity in dying, Ireland - and not least because they force me to ask myself questions. Where do I stand?

  Julie Walters

  Dying, Way, Messages

  "Bafta TV special/Julie Walters: Queen of the screen". Interview with Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2012.

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• You have to be determined, and be able to accept, 'No.' I've heard, 'No,' a thousand times, and I've heard, 'Yes,' a handful of times.

  Kenny Wormald

  Determined, Accepting, Heard

  "Kenny Wormald Interview FOOTLOOSE". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 14, 2011.

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• I have learned a great deal in my life, and DeMolay helped me to learn that character and integrity should be cornerstones in your life. As a Senior DeMolay, as a father, the best advice I could ever give would be to take the high road in life, and you will be able to build trusting relationships.

  Larry Wilcox

  Senior, Father, Integrity

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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