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"When someone saves your life and gives you life, there's gratitude, humility; there's a time you've been so blessed you realize you've been given another chance at life that maybe you did or didn't deserve."

"When someone saves your life and gives you life, there's gratitude, humility; there's a time you've been so blessed you realize you've been given another chance at life that maybe you did or didn't deserve."

Pat Summerall, American Celebrity

Life, Time, Gratitude, Chance

39

"Queer Eye is a makeover show, meant to help our straight brethren."

"Queer Eye is a makeover show, meant to help our straight brethren."

Kyan Douglas, American Celebrity

39

"I also had to work through the violation of my date rape, my unhealthy relationships with men, my anger toward the people involved in the scandal, and those who exploited me afterwards."

"I also had to work through the violation of my date rape, my unhealthy relationships with men, my anger toward the people involved in the scandal, and those who exploited me afterwards."

Donna Rice, American Celebrity

Anger, Work, Men, People

39

"Doing a thing well is often a waste of time."

"Doing a thing well is often a waste of time."

Robert Byrne, American Celebrity

39

"John will never send a boy or girl in a uniform anywhere in the world because of our need and greed for oil."

"John will never send a boy or girl in a uniform anywhere in the world because of our need and greed for oil."

Teresa Heinz, American Celebrity

Greed, Oil, Will, World

39

"Racing is in my blood, I can't quite get out of it yet."

"Racing is in my blood, I can't quite get out of it yet."

Dick Trickle, American Celebrity

39

"The water was like a physiological stimuli to the subconscious that overwhelmed people with too much psychoanalytical material, you might say. People could do 10 breathing sessions without the water, and then they did breathing sessions in the water."

"The water was like a physiological stimuli to the subconscious that overwhelmed people with too much psychoanalytical material, you might say. People could do 10 breathing sessions without the water, and then they did breathing sessions in the water."

Leonard Orr, American Celebrity

38

"I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing."

"I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing."

Ernie Harwell, American Celebrity

Love, Time, Nothing

38

"The day on which I received confirmation was a distressing one to me."

"The day on which I received confirmation was a distressing one to me."

Maria Monk, Canadian Celebrity

38

"Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause."

"Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause."

Kevin Mitnick, American Celebrity

Legal, Actions, Cause, Harm

38

"On the day, therefore, when I went to the church to be confirmed, with a number of others, I suffered extremely from the reproaches of my conscience."

"On the day, therefore, when I went to the church to be confirmed, with a number of others, I suffered extremely from the reproaches of my conscience."

Maria Monk, Canadian Celebrity

Church, Conscience, Day

38

"Women are more likely to have sex and fall in love, which can be tough because that's not the way men work."

"Women are more likely to have sex and fall in love, which can be tough because that's not the way men work."

Rachel Perry, Canadian Celebrity

Men, Women, Work, Love

38

"The abortionist I worked for, he's a very greedy man, a selfish man."

"The abortionist I worked for, he's a very greedy man, a selfish man."

Norma McCorvey, American Celebrity

38

"I can take more punishment than anyone in the business."

"I can take more punishment than anyone in the business."

Ric Flair, American Celebrity

Business, Punishment

38

"I think, unfortunately, some people are just bad, they're just born bad, and I don't know why."

"I think, unfortunately, some people are just bad, they're just born bad, and I don't know why."

Judge Mills Lane, American Celebrity

38

"Not as ours the books of old - Things that steam can stamp and fold; Not as ours the books of yore - Rows of type, and nothing more."

"Not as ours the books of old - Things that steam can stamp and fold; Not as ours the books of yore - Rows of type, and nothing more."

Austin Dobson, English Celebrity

Books, Nothing, Old

38

"Hurry boys, hurry, we have to make a quick change or the hour will be up."

"Hurry boys, hurry, we have to make a quick change or the hour will be up."

Malcolm Campbell, English Celebrity

Change, Boys, Quick, Will

38

"If it is a crime to love the South, its cause and its President, then I am a criminal. I would rather lie down in this prison and die than leave it owing allegiance to a government such as yours."

"If it is a crime to love the South, its cause and its President, then I am a criminal. I would rather lie down in this prison and die than leave it owing allegiance to a government such as yours."

Belle Boyd, American Celebrity

Government, Love, Lie, Cause

38

"But like Mrs. Ford, I think that the more people realize what a difficult and what an insidious disease it is, the sooner people will start to correct that situation."

"But like Mrs. Ford, I think that the more people realize what a difficult and what an insidious disease it is, the sooner people will start to correct that situation."

Pat Summerall, American Celebrity

People, Disease, Will

38

"At MTV, although the audience is smaller, I found it more interesting to deliver news to a specific group of people, because my story then did not have to try to be all things to all people."

"At MTV, although the audience is smaller, I found it more interesting to deliver news to a specific group of people, because my story then did not have to try to be all things to all people."

Tabitha Soren, American Celebrity

38

"When somebody has convinced you that you're not worth anything to anybody anymore, and they spend a lot of time doing it, you start believing it yourself."

"When somebody has convinced you that you're not worth anything to anybody anymore, and they spend a lot of time doing it, you start believing it yourself."

Ric Flair, American Celebrity

38

"As God as my witness, they said, We're above the law. There's nothing you can do to us. You're just a church secretary."

"As God as my witness, they said, We're above the law. There's nothing you can do to us. You're just a church secretary."

Jessica Hahn, American Celebrity

God, Church, Law, Nothing

38

"And Michael likes to read a lot. People don't realize that about him but he reads a number of books per week and he's fascinated just about every subject."

"And Michael likes to read a lot. People don't realize that about him but he reads a number of books per week and he's fascinated just about every subject."

David Gest, American Celebrity

38

"If he had listened to some of his advisors and had tried to make the Marshall Plan a political dumping ground for unqualified politicians, it couldn't have been a success."

"If he had listened to some of his advisors and had tried to make the Marshall Plan a political dumping ground for unqualified politicians, it couldn't have been a success."

Paul Hoffman, American Celebrity

Success, Politicians

38

"As an avid photographer, I also took advantage of the latest technology in photography - digital photography - to post photos on my website on a daily basis."

"As an avid photographer, I also took advantage of the latest technology in photography - digital photography - to post photos on my website on a daily basis."

Tipper Gore, American Celebrity

Technology, Photography, Post

38

"We are proud to say we are racist and hate to see Whites fighting each other. I oppose the Wars."

"We are proud to say we are racist and hate to see Whites fighting each other. I oppose the Wars."

Tom Metzger, American Celebrity

Fight, Fighting, Hate

38

"We live in a society today where these children can be wanted children. Even if you don't want to keep this child after you've had it, there's plenty of young couples out there, that want children."

"We live in a society today where these children can be wanted children. Even if you don't want to keep this child after you've had it, there's plenty of young couples out there, that want children."

Norma McCorvey, American Celebrity

Society, Children, Today, Want

38

"If people suspect their Cattle Bewitched, if they be great Cattle, make the twelfth house their ascendant, and the eleventh their twelfth house, and vary your Rules with Judgment."

"If people suspect their Cattle Bewitched, if they be great Cattle, make the twelfth house their ascendant, and the eleventh their twelfth house, and vary your Rules with Judgment."

William Lilly, English Celebrity

People, Judgment, Rules

38

"It's the sad thing about entertainment, it's not always about who is the best."

"It's the sad thing about entertainment, it's not always about who is the best."

Jake Roberts, American Celebrity

38

"I always seemed to fall in love with policemen."

"I always seemed to fall in love with policemen."

Cynthia Payne, British Celebrity

38

"I'd read things, like people criticizing me. But no one likes to read stuff about that, and probably the main thing that was getting to me was me mum's illness."

"I'd read things, like people criticizing me. But no one likes to read stuff about that, and probably the main thing that was getting to me was me mum's illness."

Jack Osbourne, English Celebrity

People, Illness

38

"Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought."

"Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought."

Mathias Rust, German Celebrity

Thought, Imprisonment

38

"I know we didn't make an anti-Semitic film. This is what the Gospels are. And it's none of my business what other people think of me."

"I know we didn't make an anti-Semitic film. This is what the Gospels are. And it's none of my business what other people think of me."

Jim Caviezel, American Celebrity

Business, People, Film

38

"I'm not saying that the press is wrong to report any internal differences we have, but at the same time, I think it's our job to keep them from becoming public issues, for anything that detracts from the purely athletic aspects of the sport is bad for us."

"I'm not saying that the press is wrong to report any internal differences we have, but at the same time, I think it's our job to keep them from becoming public issues, for anything that detracts from the purely athletic aspects of the sport is bad for us."

Pete Rozelle, American Celebrity

Time, Job, Press, Public

38

"In the end I didn't get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality."

"In the end I didn't get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality."

Jacky Ickx, Belgian Celebrity

Car, End, Reality

38

"I called the doctor, during writing the book, the psychiatrist who treated me at that time, Dr. Jackson. And I said, Dr. Jackson, whole pieces are missing. I don't understand what happened to me."

"I called the doctor, during writing the book, the psychiatrist who treated me at that time, Dr. Jackson. And I said, Dr. Jackson, whole pieces are missing. I don't understand what happened to me."

Jim Bakker, American Celebrity

38

"What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!"

"What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!"

Jamie Oliver, British Celebrity

Food, Love, People, Ideas

38

"No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that."

"No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that."

Anatoly Karpov, Russian Celebrity

Time, Sacrifice, Games, Want

38

"The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude."

"The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude."

Riccardo Muti, Italian Celebrity

Power, Solitude

38

"Food should be fun."

"Food should be fun."

Thomas Keller, American Celebrity

38

"Today the American knight holds the commercial supremacy of the world."

"Today the American knight holds the commercial supremacy of the world."

Betsy Ross, American Celebrity

American, Knight, Today, World

38

"I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some."

"I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some."

Boris Spassky, Russian Celebrity

38

"Let me tell you something: I have members in my charter who, after paying their rent and house bills and taking care of their families, don't even have enough money left over to pay the fifteen dollars a week dues."

"Let me tell you something: I have members in my charter who, after paying their rent and house bills and taking care of their families, don't even have enough money left over to pay the fifteen dollars a week dues."

Chuck Zito, American Celebrity

38

"Most Americans have some experience with nursing homes or other long term care settings, and nearly half have had a family member or close friend in a home in the past three years."

"Most Americans have some experience with nursing homes or other long term care settings, and nearly half have had a family member or close friend in a home in the past three years."

Michael Burgess, British Celebrity

Experience, Family, Home, Friend

38

"I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving."

"I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving."

Dale Earnhardt, American Celebrity

Car, Wife, Driving, Want

38

"We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise."

"We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise."

Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity

Discovery, Giving

38

"Maybe now that we have the same sponsor in Remington we can spend some time together outdoors."

"Maybe now that we have the same sponsor in Remington we can spend some time together outdoors."

Dale Earnhardt, American Celebrity

38

"Man is a physical and spiritual epitome of the Universe."

"Man is a physical and spiritual epitome of the Universe."

Daniel D. Palmer, Canadian Celebrity

Man, Spiritual, Universe

38

"With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd had gone. I held his head in my lap during the ride home. I believed he was mortally wounded. He had been stabbed down through the kidneys, leaving an ugly wound."

"With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd had gone. I held his head in my lap during the ride home. I believed he was mortally wounded. He had been stabbed down through the kidneys, leaving an ugly wound."

Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity

Home, Father, Friend, Help

38

"After that his Majesty was beheaded, the Parliament for some years effected nothing either for the publick peace or tranquillity of the nation, or settling religion as they had formerly promised."

"After that his Majesty was beheaded, the Parliament for some years effected nothing either for the publick peace or tranquillity of the nation, or settling religion as they had formerly promised."

William Lilly, English Celebrity

Peace, Religion, Nation, Nothing

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