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"To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present."

"Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it."

"Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"Your unstoppable nature is becoming and blooming - you simply, are. Go easy."
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"I think it's a great thing to have failed in life and then pulled yourself up by the boot straps and actually done something, because then you appreciate it more."
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"I couldn't feel good about myself hanging out in Armani clothes when my girlfriend can't even pay her heating bill. I'd feel foul and I'd be embarrassed."


"Starbucks is my main fix and it's usually you people working in there - sometimes they're actually shaking. It just makes me feel horrendous because I've been in that situation."


"I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out."


"I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered!"
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