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"It's great playing someone who is not like me at all. I'm really a nice girl, so it's fun to be a bitch, then come home and be myself again. When I meet people now, they're surprised that I'm a good person."

"It's great playing someone who is not like me at all. I'm really a nice girl, so it's fun to be a bitch, then come home and be myself again. When I meet people now, they're surprised that I'm a good person."

Rachel Bilson, American Actress

Home, People, Fun, Now

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"I feel at home in an orchestral score."

"I feel at home in an orchestral score."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

55

"As the world gets dumber and dumber, I feel more and more at home."

"As the world gets dumber and dumber, I feel more and more at home."

Peter McWilliams, American Writer

55

"If we can produce more ethanol and bio-diesel to help fuel our vehicles, we will create jobs, boost local economies and produce cleaner burning fuels. This will keep dollars here at home where they can have a positive impact on our economy."

"If we can produce more ethanol and bio-diesel to help fuel our vehicles, we will create jobs, boost local economies and produce cleaner burning fuels. This will keep dollars here at home where they can have a positive impact on our economy."

Rick Renzi, American Politician

Home, Positive, Economy, Help

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"I wish I could go home. I've been on the road since May. I wonder if my dogs still remember me."

"I wish I could go home. I've been on the road since May. I wonder if my dogs still remember me."

Brendan Fraser, American Actor

Home, Dogs, May, Road

55

"Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense."

"Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense."

Amelia Earhart, American Aviator

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"I was born in London, and went to school in Scotland - I used to be dead tired when I got home at night."

"I was born in London, and went to school in Scotland - I used to be dead tired when I got home at night."

Norman Wisdom, English Comedian

Home, London, Night, School

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"A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market."

"A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market."

Austin O'Malley, American Physicist

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"Even the once simple home mortgage now has so many flavors and styles and variations that it is difficult for people to make a decision."

"Even the once simple home mortgage now has so many flavors and styles and variations that it is difficult for people to make a decision."

Scott Cook, American Businessman

Home, People, Decision, Now

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"Soon after, I returned home to my family, with a determination to bring them as soon as possible to live in Kentucky, which I esteemed a second paradise, at the risk of my life and fortune."

"Soon after, I returned home to my family, with a determination to bring them as soon as possible to live in Kentucky, which I esteemed a second paradise, at the risk of my life and fortune."

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

Home, Life, Family, Determination

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"Your home should be your home. People shouldn't be allowed to use whatever crazy lenses they use to catch you waking up in the morning."

"Your home should be your home. People shouldn't be allowed to use whatever crazy lenses they use to catch you waking up in the morning."

Sarah Chalke, Canadian Actress

Home, People, Waking

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"What is there in this big wide world for a man to talk about with certainty besides his homeland, home and family?"

"What is there in this big wide world for a man to talk about with certainty besides his homeland, home and family?"

Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Cameroonian Author

Home, Family, Certainty, Life, Identity

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"A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it."

"A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it."

George A. Moore, Irish Novelist

Home, Man, Needs, World

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"Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too."

"Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too."

Warren Zevon, American Musician

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"That is the returning to God which in reality is never concluded on earth but yet leaves behind in the soul a divine home sickness, which never again ceases."

"That is the returning to God which in reality is never concluded on earth but yet leaves behind in the soul a divine home sickness, which never again ceases."

Max Muller, German Educator

Home, God, Soul, Earth

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"My divorce came to me as a complete surprise. That's what happens when you haven't been home in eighteen years."

"My divorce came to me as a complete surprise. That's what happens when you haven't been home in eighteen years."

Lee Trevino, American Athlete

Home, Divorce, Years

54

"In the past, children learned their values at home, reinforced by organizations such as the Boy Scouts and, of course, their church or synagogue, but in all too many families that is no longer the case."

"In the past, children learned their values at home, reinforced by organizations such as the Boy Scouts and, of course, their church or synagogue, but in all too many families that is no longer the case."

Paul Weyrich, American Critic

Home, Values, Church, Children

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"We live in downtown Manhattan and we have pretty big windows that looked right at the World Trade Center. I was home along with Kai and we watched it all happen. I was holding him in my arms and we were looking out the window when the second plane hit."

"We live in downtown Manhattan and we have pretty big windows that looked right at the World Trade Center. I was home along with Kai and we watched it all happen. I was holding him in my arms and we were looking out the window when the second plane hit."

Jennifer Connelly, American Actress

Home, Pretty, Right, Trade

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"No, my step-daughter just opened a theatre school for children, I have another daughter who works in the record industry and another who is going back to collage and I have two little ones at home."

"No, my step-daughter just opened a theatre school for children, I have another daughter who works in the record industry and another who is going back to collage and I have two little ones at home."

Rosanne Cash, American Musician

Home, Daughter, Children, School

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"For my constituents, owning a home is the culmination of many years of hard work and the realization of the American Dream. At no time should a local entity take those years of hard work solely to increase their tax revenue."

"For my constituents, owning a home is the culmination of many years of hard work and the realization of the American Dream. At no time should a local entity take those years of hard work solely to increase their tax revenue."

Solomon Ortiz, American Politician

Home, Time, Work, Dream

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"Far From Home was also my idea from a magazine I'd seen."

"Far From Home was also my idea from a magazine I'd seen."

Jim Capaldi, British Musician

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"When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs."

"When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs."

Sammy Sosa, Dominican Athlete

Home, Race, Thinking

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"Home interprets heaven. Home is heaven for beginners."

"Home interprets heaven. Home is heaven for beginners."

Charles Henry Parkhurst, American Clergyman

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"I've gone very far, far away, but my character keeps me close to home."

"I've gone very far, far away, but my character keeps me close to home."

Fran Drescher, American Actress

Home, Character

53

"What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world."

"What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world."

Peter Mandelson, British Politician

Home, Growth, Europe, Jobs

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"All my vocals were recorded at home, which was great for me. You can actually have a studio in a computer program called ProTools. I did half the record with ProTools."

"All my vocals were recorded at home, which was great for me. You can actually have a studio in a computer program called ProTools. I did half the record with ProTools."

David Coverdale, English Musician

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"We just bought a new house, so my wife's been doing all the moving and other stuff, so I would like to go home and just sit and enjoy all that for a couple months before I gotta start playing again."

"We just bought a new house, so my wife's been doing all the moving and other stuff, so I would like to go home and just sit and enjoy all that for a couple months before I gotta start playing again."

Tom Araya, American Musician

Home, Wife, Months

53

"The United States has made a massive effort since the end of the Second World War to secure the dominance of its films in foreign markets - an achievement generally pushed home politically, by writing clauses into various treaties and aid packages."

"The United States has made a massive effort since the end of the Second World War to secure the dominance of its films in foreign markets - an achievement generally pushed home politically, by writing clauses into various treaties and aid packages."

Fredric Jameson, American Critic

Home, War, Achievement, Effort

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"This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news."

"This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news."

Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican Actress

Home, Idea, Heaven, News

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"It might be, it could be... it is! A home run!"

"It might be, it could be... it is! A home run!"

Harry Caray, American Entertainer

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"I knew I wanted children in my life. The acting was always in relation to it. Life at home is chaos. They're wonderful. They're such interesting human beings. I just love it. I'm lucky."

"I knew I wanted children in my life. The acting was always in relation to it. Life at home is chaos. They're wonderful. They're such interesting human beings. I just love it. I'm lucky."

Annette Bening, American Actress

Home, Life, Love, Acting

53

"Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously don't want to put them in a flood plain, because if there's another flood, you're going to lose the mobile home."

"Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously don't want to put them in a flood plain, because if there's another flood, you're going to lose the mobile home."

Michael Chertoff, American Civil Servant

Home, Problems, Respect, Want

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"The decision by France to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific has destroyed this hope and raised a storm of protest at home, in the South Pacific and thankfully around the world."

"The decision by France to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific has destroyed this hope and raised a storm of protest at home, in the South Pacific and thankfully around the world."

Jenny Shipley, New Zealander Statesman

Home, Decision, Hope, France

52

"My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back."

"My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

Home, Mother, Right, School

52

"More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me."

"More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

Home, Right, Want

52

"I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my work than anyone else by providing a peaceful and happy home."

"I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my work than anyone else by providing a peaceful and happy home."

Frederick Sanger, English Scientist

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"Home is where the heart is."

"Home is where the heart is."

Pliny the Elder, Roman Author

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"Yes, I've kissed a lot of guys. I like to kiss, but that's it. I don't go home with anyone. I sleep with my animals, like my baby monkey, Brigitte Bardot."

"Yes, I've kissed a lot of guys. I like to kiss, but that's it. I don't go home with anyone. I sleep with my animals, like my baby monkey, Brigitte Bardot."

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

Home, Kiss, Animals, Baby

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"No, people back home don't realize why there is this kind of need for heroes in America at the moment. People in Britain don't really understand what's going on here. They don't understand why Camp X-ray exists."

"No, people back home don't realize why there is this kind of need for heroes in America at the moment. People in Britain don't really understand what's going on here. They don't understand why Camp X-ray exists."

Jon Ronson, Welsh Journalist

Home, People, America, Heroes

52

"In the true sense one's native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to make sensitive human beings feel at home."

"In the true sense one's native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to make sensitive human beings feel at home."

Emma Goldman, Lithuanian Activist

Home, Land, Sense, Tradition

52

"I got to spend all of my time every day at work reading and editing papers about cutting-edge technical research and getting paid for it. Then I'd go home at night and turn what I learned into science fiction stories."

"I got to spend all of my time every day at work reading and editing papers about cutting-edge technical research and getting paid for it. Then I'd go home at night and turn what I learned into science fiction stories."

Kevin J. Anderson, American Writer

Home, Science, Time, Work

52

"We have a VA hospital back home in St. Louis. Like many of our colleagues, we hear continued concerns about the access and the service. I have seen a statistic that more than 60,000 veterans today are waiting more than 6 months for an appointment at a VA hospital."

"We have a VA hospital back home in St. Louis. Like many of our colleagues, we hear continued concerns about the access and the service. I have seen a statistic that more than 60,000 veterans today are waiting more than 6 months for an appointment at a VA hospital."

Russ Carnahan, American Politician

Home, Months, Service, Today

52

"I'll fill those canyons in your soul, like a river lead you home. And I'll walk a step behind, in the shadows so you shine. Just ask, it will be done and I will prove my love, until you're sure that I'm the one."

"I'll fill those canyons in your soul, like a river lead you home. And I'll walk a step behind, in the shadows so you shine. Just ask, it will be done and I will prove my love, until you're sure that I'm the one."

Gary Allan, American Musician

Home, Love, Soul, Shadows

52

"If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience."

"If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience."

Woodrow Wilson, American President

Home, Conscience, Will

52

"Maria is the best reason to come home."

"Maria is the best reason to come home."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Actor

52

"What a perfect way to end the home stand, by hitting sixty-two for the city of St. Louis and all the fans. I truly wanted to do it here and I did. Thank you St. Louis."

"What a perfect way to end the home stand, by hitting sixty-two for the city of St. Louis and all the fans. I truly wanted to do it here and I did. Thank you St. Louis."

Mark McGwire, American Athlete

Home, End, Fans

52

"I'm going to buy some green bananas because by the time I get home they'll be ripe."

"I'm going to buy some green bananas because by the time I get home they'll be ripe."

Ryan Stiles, American Actor

51

"The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion."

"The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion."

Potter Stewart, American Judge

Home, History, Rights, Man

51

"Receiving far less attention are the working class heroes, who go about their solitary work routines with quiet dignity, come home from another grueling day, yet still find time to interact with their children."

"Receiving far less attention are the working class heroes, who go about their solitary work routines with quiet dignity, come home from another grueling day, yet still find time to interact with their children."

Armstrong Williams, American Journalist

Home, Time, Work, Attention

51

"I knew I was coming home, I thought they would consider acquittal, I was disappointed that they didn't."

"I knew I was coming home, I thought they would consider acquittal, I was disappointed that they didn't."

Louise Woodward, British Celebrity

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