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"The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives."

"The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives."

Gertrude Jekyll, British Celebrity

Happiness, Love, Garden

42

"I mean, you know, I get a tremendous positive charge every day just from knowing these kids and who they are. I mean, Larry, my 12-year-old son is my hero in life. Could there be a greater privilege than that? I mean, I can't imagine anything that would be more exciting."

"I mean, you know, I get a tremendous positive charge every day just from knowing these kids and who they are. I mean, Larry, my 12-year-old son is my hero in life. Could there be a greater privilege than that? I mean, I can't imagine anything that would be more exciting."

Jim Lampley, American Celebrity

Life, Son, Positive, Day

42

"I've never looked forward before. I've always looked back. I think about the past way too much and I think about what I should have done and everything I did wrong and I've never once looked forward in my life."

"I've never looked forward before. I've always looked back. I think about the past way too much and I think about what I should have done and everything I did wrong and I've never once looked forward in my life."

Colleen Hoover, American Celebrity

Reflection, Regret, Future, Change

42

"And I'm walking along and we're laughing, kidding, joking, and see he understood the leader, the one we called the leader, had some knowledge of English, although limited."

"And I'm walking along and we're laughing, kidding, joking, and see he understood the leader, the one we called the leader, had some knowledge of English, although limited."

Betty Hill, American Celebrity

Leader, Knowledge, English, Walking

42

"The problem with the United Nations is that while democracy within nations is the best available form of government, democracy among nations can be a moral disaster - especially if some nations are not democracies."

"The problem with the United Nations is that while democracy within nations is the best available form of government, democracy among nations can be a moral disaster - especially if some nations are not democracies."

Jonah Goldberg, American Celebrity

Government, Democracy, Disaster, Nations

42

"I was a virgin. People find that hard to believe, but when you're raised in a church, that was just the way it is."

"I was a virgin. People find that hard to believe, but when you're raised in a church, that was just the way it is."

Jessica Hahn, American Celebrity

41

"I thought: This is not racing, it's a suicide mission."

"I thought: This is not racing, it's a suicide mission."

Barry Sheene, British Celebrity

Mission, Racing, Suicide

41

"Each player, it will be observed, has eight superior Pieces or officers, and eight minor ones which are called Pawns; and, for the purpose of distinction, the Pieces and Pawns of one party are of a different color from those of the other."

"Each player, it will be observed, has eight superior Pieces or officers, and eight minor ones which are called Pawns; and, for the purpose of distinction, the Pieces and Pawns of one party are of a different color from those of the other."

Howard Staunton, English Celebrity

Purpose, Party, Will

41

"If you're a man, you don't have to worry about your manliness."

"If you're a man, you don't have to worry about your manliness."

David Gest, American Celebrity

41

"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet."

"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet."

Bobby Unser, American Celebrity

Success, Opportunity, Preparation

41

"It's not about the money. This is about Terri. It's not about the Schindlers, it's not about the legislators, it's not about me, it's about what Terri Schiavo wanted."

"It's not about the money. This is about Terri. It's not about the Schindlers, it's not about the legislators, it's not about me, it's about what Terri Schiavo wanted."

Michael Schiavo, American Celebrity

Money, Legislators

41

"It looks like I'm this huge shark going in for the kill... I don't know what I was thinking."

"It looks like I'm this huge shark going in for the kill... I don't know what I was thinking."

David Gest, American Celebrity

41

"If their were more Franklin operations it could help the cause much more than right wing activity."

"If their were more Franklin operations it could help the cause much more than right wing activity."

Tom Metzger, American Celebrity

Cause, Help, Right

41

"I played from the time I was seven years old. My father was my first baseman coach. I had opportunities that I never really pursued - with some Miami teams and a few larger colleges, and then I ended up bailing and began cooking."

"I played from the time I was seven years old. My father was my first baseman coach. I had opportunities that I never really pursued - with some Miami teams and a few larger colleges, and then I ended up bailing and began cooking."

Todd English, American Celebrity

Time, Father, Coach, Cooking

41

"My contract is just for this year, but I have an option for next year. It is not signed at this moment, but I am only concentrating on this year. I don't know exactly what I will do in the future."

"My contract is just for this year, but I have an option for next year. It is not signed at this moment, but I am only concentrating on this year. I don't know exactly what I will do in the future."

Jean Alesi, French Celebrity

41

"I have met with some of them - very honest fellows, who, with all their stupidity, had a kind of intelligence and an upright good sense, which cannot be the characteristics of fools."

"I have met with some of them - very honest fellows, who, with all their stupidity, had a kind of intelligence and an upright good sense, which cannot be the characteristics of fools."

Giacomo Casanova, Italian Celebrity

Intelligence, Fools, Sense, Stupidity

41

"I have seven apartments in the house to keep in a state fit to be inspected everyday by Gentlemen."

"I have seven apartments in the house to keep in a state fit to be inspected everyday by Gentlemen."

Grace Darling, English Celebrity

Gentleman, Gentlemen, State

41

"I allowed the scriptwriter to come to my parties for research and it's a good thing he did otherwise I don't think Personal Services would've been so good."

"I allowed the scriptwriter to come to my parties for research and it's a good thing he did otherwise I don't think Personal Services would've been so good."

Cynthia Payne, British Celebrity

41

"Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore."

"Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore."

Thomas Keller, American Celebrity

41

"A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, that's when cuisine is truly exciting."

"A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, that's when cuisine is truly exciting."

Charlie Trotter, American Celebrity

Music, Knowledge, Jazz

41

"Birth is the scariest event of most peoples' lives. You have to feel safe enough in your own mind before you can remember your own birth."

"Birth is the scariest event of most peoples' lives. You have to feel safe enough in your own mind before you can remember your own birth."

Leonard Orr, American Celebrity

41

"I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother."

"I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother."

Rocco DiSpirito, American Celebrity

Family, Life, Mother, Honor

41

"You can't get much more liberal than John Kerry is. I mean, he's my candidate, but, I mean, come on."

"You can't get much more liberal than John Kerry is. I mean, he's my candidate, but, I mean, come on."

Don Imus, American Celebrity

41

"That's my main flaw: I always think authority figures or my boss is going to think something I do is funny. And usually they don't."

"That's my main flaw: I always think authority figures or my boss is going to think something I do is funny. And usually they don't."

Jimmy Kimmel, American Celebrity

Funny, Boss, Authority

41

"Attacks of divine transports are of pride and I accept the part assigned."

"Attacks of divine transports are of pride and I accept the part assigned."

Elizabeth Barton, English Celebrity

41

"Last winter when I was coming home from church one Thursday evening, I saw somebody run around the house again. I told my father of that."

"Last winter when I was coming home from church one Thursday evening, I saw somebody run around the house again. I told my father of that."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

Home, Father, Church, Evening

41

"I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings."

"I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings."

Wilhelm Steinitz, American Celebrity

41

"The Jews are trying to destroy all other cultures - as a survival mechanism - the only Nazi country in the world is Israel."

"The Jews are trying to destroy all other cultures - as a survival mechanism - the only Nazi country in the world is Israel."

David Duke, American Celebrity

Survival, Country, Israel, Trying

41

"Well, I'm leaning probably toward the sciences like physics."

"Well, I'm leaning probably toward the sciences like physics."

Amy Carter, American Celebrity

41

"Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins."

"Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins."

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

41

"You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook's year. I get more excited by that than anything else."

"You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook's year. I get more excited by that than anything else."

Mario Batali, American Celebrity

41

"I felt the need to get back to painting and I thought the best way was to start drawing, so I enrolled in a life drawing class. I soon discovered that people made very interesting subjects and I am still surprised that I had never discovered it before."

"I felt the need to get back to painting and I thought the best way was to start drawing, so I enrolled in a life drawing class. I soon discovered that people made very interesting subjects and I am still surprised that I had never discovered it before."

Peter Wright, British Celebrity

Life, Thought, People, Class

41

"Mama is slowly getting better. So many people are so fond of her."

"Mama is slowly getting better. So many people are so fond of her."

Rocco DiSpirito, American Celebrity

41

"Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems."

"Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems."

Pete Rozelle, American Celebrity

Peace, Americans, Problems, Years

41

"Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything."

"Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything."

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

Life, Bed, Pets, Woman

41

"It's like when people talk about driving F1 cars in the rain. I have absolutely no problem with it."

"It's like when people talk about driving F1 cars in the rain. I have absolutely no problem with it."

Alain Prost, French Celebrity

People, Driving, Rain, Talk

41

"Endless motorbike talk can and does bore me."

"Endless motorbike talk can and does bore me."

Barry Sheene, British Celebrity

41

"Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy."

"Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy."

Heston Blumenthal, English Celebrity

Life, People, Television

41

"By 1980, when I came out of prison, The Sun did a campaign to stop putting vice girls in prison. We've talked about it ever since and nothing has been done about it."

"By 1980, when I came out of prison, The Sun did a campaign to stop putting vice girls in prison. We've talked about it ever since and nothing has been done about it."

Cynthia Payne, British Celebrity

Girls, Nothing, Prison, Sun

41

"I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed."

"I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed."

Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity

41

"Running like a bunny with his tail on fire."

"Running like a bunny with his tail on fire."

Red Barber, American Celebrity

41

"To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well."

"To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well."

Anatoly Karpov, Russian Celebrity

41

"I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself."

"I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself."

Anita Hill, American Celebrity

People, Idea, Blame, Content

41

"When I raced with Mercedes, I thought I'd learn German. But my wife didn't want to live in Germany."

"When I raced with Mercedes, I thought I'd learn German. But my wife didn't want to live in Germany."

Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian Celebrity

Wife, Thought, Germany, Want

41

"I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they're starting to rust and buckle a bit."

"I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they're starting to rust and buckle a bit."

Jeanne Calment, French Celebrity

41

"I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms."

"I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms."

Giacomo Casanova, Italian Celebrity

41

"Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees."

"Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees."

Ryan White, American Celebrity

Medical, People, Facts, Listening

41

"In Castling, the King must be moved first, or before the Rook is quitted. If the Rook be quitted before the King is touched, the opposing player may demand that the move of the Rook shall stand without the Castling being completed."

"In Castling, the King must be moved first, or before the Rook is quitted. If the Rook be quitted before the King is touched, the opposing player may demand that the move of the Rook shall stand without the Castling being completed."

Howard Staunton, English Celebrity

Being, First, May

41

"I'm a promoter of the people for the people and by the people and my magic lies in my people ties. I'm a promoter of America. I'm American people. You know what I mean? So therefore, uh, do not send for who the bell tolls 'cause the bell tolls for thee."

"I'm a promoter of the people for the people and by the people and my magic lies in my people ties. I'm a promoter of America. I'm American people. You know what I mean? So therefore, uh, do not send for who the bell tolls 'cause the bell tolls for thee."

Don King, American Celebrity

People, America, Lies

41

"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying."

"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying."

Joan of Arc, French Celebrity

Life, Sacrifice, Belief, Dying

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