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"It's been a strange day - a day when I thought I was on top of the world, planning my life. I planned all of my courses for the rest of the semester at Smith, and talked to my advisor about honoring in History."

"It's been a strange day - a day when I thought I was on top of the world, planning my life. I planned all of my courses for the rest of the semester at Smith, and talked to my advisor about honoring in History."

Julie Nixon Eisenhower, American Celebrity

History, Life, Thought, Day

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"The greatest country in the history of the world being attacked. So all of this doesn't mean very much today."

"The greatest country in the history of the world being attacked. So all of this doesn't mean very much today."

Bud Selig, American Celebrity

History, Being, Country, Today

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"I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought. I think it's a logical point they could make, but it's only an academic one."

"I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought. I think it's a logical point they could make, but it's only an academic one."

Pete Rozelle, American Celebrity

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"You're blinded by lights and you see all these people who come out, and it's exciting. It's scary and it's exciting all rolled into one."

"You're blinded by lights and you see all these people who come out, and it's exciting. It's scary and it's exciting all rolled into one."

Vanessa Kerry, American Celebrity

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"Let's use the opportunities before us to stand for Christ. If we will do, God himself will honor our efforts and America can be restored."

"Let's use the opportunities before us to stand for Christ. If we will do, God himself will honor our efforts and America can be restored."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

God, America, Christ, Honor

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"It is a reality show... this show is never without drama."

"It is a reality show... this show is never without drama."

Mario Vazquez, American Celebrity

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"People make these comments all the time. They talk about this with their loved ones every day. People's feedings - tube feedings - are stopped across this country every day."

"People make these comments all the time. They talk about this with their loved ones every day. People's feedings - tube feedings - are stopped across this country every day."

Michael Schiavo, American Celebrity

Time, People, Country, Day

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"The fly-by-nights don't want to spend any time with you."

"The fly-by-nights don't want to spend any time with you."

Robert Manning, Irish Celebrity

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"I think there is a generation gap. I personally look forward to, as our generation becomes the leaders, you are gonna see a change, and I think hopefully gay marriage will be a part of that country."

"I think there is a generation gap. I personally look forward to, as our generation becomes the leaders, you are gonna see a change, and I think hopefully gay marriage will be a part of that country."

Vanessa Kerry, American Celebrity

Marriage, Change, Country, Gay

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"In my district back in Texas, significant because we have a big solar panel production plant in Keller, Texas, we have a wind turbine plant in Gainesville, Texas, up in Cook Country."

"In my district back in Texas, significant because we have a big solar panel production plant in Keller, Texas, we have a wind turbine plant in Gainesville, Texas, up in Cook Country."

Michael Burgess, British Celebrity

Country, Production, Wind

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"My goal is to goad people into saying something that ruins their life."

"My goal is to goad people into saying something that ruins their life."

Don Imus, American Celebrity

Life, People, Goal, Saying

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"What I intended to accomplish was to rouse the student body, not by means of an organization, but solely by my simple words; to urge them, not to violence, but to moral insight into the existing serious deficiencies of our political system."

"What I intended to accomplish was to rouse the student body, not by means of an organization, but solely by my simple words; to urge them, not to violence, but to moral insight into the existing serious deficiencies of our political system."

Kurt Huber, German Celebrity

Body, Violence, Words

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"What I think and what the world thinks is totally different."

"What I think and what the world thinks is totally different."

Paul Prudhomme, American Celebrity

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"Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game."

"Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game."

Wilhelm Steinitz, American Celebrity

Thought, Chess, Evil, Inspiring

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"You have to stick out the toughness of the business and form relationships with the people in it."

"You have to stick out the toughness of the business and form relationships with the people in it."

Rocco DiSpirito, American Celebrity

Business, People, Relationships

33

"I don't know how people live without coffee, I really don't."

"I don't know how people live without coffee, I really don't."

Martha Quinn, American Celebrity

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"Music - opera particularly - is a process which is endurable or successful only if it is achieved by people who love to collaborate."

"Music - opera particularly - is a process which is endurable or successful only if it is achieved by people who love to collaborate."

Sarah Caldwell, American Celebrity

Love, Music, People, Successful

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"All around me insisted that my doubts proved only my own ignorance and sinfulness; that they knew by experience they would soon give place to true knowledge, and an advance in religion; and I felt something like indecision."

"All around me insisted that my doubts proved only my own ignorance and sinfulness; that they knew by experience they would soon give place to true knowledge, and an advance in religion; and I felt something like indecision."

Maria Monk, Canadian Celebrity

Experience, Religion, Knowledge, Ignorance

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"I was everything, patriarch, priest, father and judge."

"I was everything, patriarch, priest, father and judge."

John Sutter, American Celebrity

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"When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career."

"When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career."

Ernie Harwell, American Celebrity

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"You can't trust a promise someone makes while they're drunk, in love, hungry, or running for office."

"You can't trust a promise someone makes while they're drunk, in love, hungry, or running for office."

Joe Moore, American Celebrity

Trust, Love, Office, Promise

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"We will stomp to the top with the wind in our teeth."

"We will stomp to the top with the wind in our teeth."

George Leigh Mallory, British Celebrity

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"I must be informed, that one of my great duties was, to obey the priests in all things; and this I soon learnt, to my utter astonishment and horror, was to live in the practice of criminal intercourse with them."

"I must be informed, that one of my great duties was, to obey the priests in all things; and this I soon learnt, to my utter astonishment and horror, was to live in the practice of criminal intercourse with them."

Maria Monk, Canadian Celebrity

Horror, Practice

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"The process and the great smells it produces make everyone hungry and get everyone's mouth watering. And it gives men a chance to cook."

"The process and the great smells it produces make everyone hungry and get everyone's mouth watering. And it gives men a chance to cook."

Bobby Flay, American Celebrity

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"I still love making hamburgers on the grill. I guess whenever I eat them childhood memories come up for me."

"I still love making hamburgers on the grill. I guess whenever I eat them childhood memories come up for me."

Bobby Flay, American Celebrity

Love, Childhood, Memories

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"Because I have success, it doesn't mean I'm part of the mainstream. I'm still an outsider."

"Because I have success, it doesn't mean I'm part of the mainstream. I'm still an outsider."

Matt Drudge, American Celebrity

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"And so they pitched the show to me. It sounded like a good idea. We pitched the show back, and got it sold and got it on the air. And that's kicking the tail."

"And so they pitched the show to me. It sounded like a good idea. We pitched the show back, and got it sold and got it on the air. And that's kicking the tail."

Judge Mills Lane, American Celebrity

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"We were kept at work, and permitted to speak with each other only on such subjects as related to the Convent, and all in the hearing of the old nuns who sat by us."

"We were kept at work, and permitted to speak with each other only on such subjects as related to the Convent, and all in the hearing of the old nuns who sat by us."

Maria Monk, Canadian Celebrity

Work, Hearing, Old

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"I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good. But I don't know that she's ever had a real job - I mean, since she's been grown up."

"I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good. But I don't know that she's ever had a real job - I mean, since she's been grown up."

Teresa Heinz, American Celebrity

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"I have closed that page of my life without rancor. I do not disown any of the work done."

"I have closed that page of my life without rancor. I do not disown any of the work done."

Riccardo Muti, Italian Celebrity

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"The bad part about being recognized is that when I walk into a restaurant and sit down, I've got to eat everything on the plate, whether it's good or bad. People would take it as an insult if I did otherwise."

"The bad part about being recognized is that when I walk into a restaurant and sit down, I've got to eat everything on the plate, whether it's good or bad. People would take it as an insult if I did otherwise."

Paul Prudhomme, American Celebrity

People, Being, Insult

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"Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support."

"Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support."

Ryan White, American Celebrity

First, Public, Support

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"Parents are like shuttles on a loom. They join the threads of the past with threads of the future and leave their own bright patterns as they go."

"Parents are like shuttles on a loom. They join the threads of the past with threads of the future and leave their own bright patterns as they go."

Fred Rogers, American Celebrity

Future, Parents, Past

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"Tape is wonderful at preserving evidence - fingerprints, hairs, fibers. Tape preserves this, especially on the sticky side, even if the body's been out there for a year."

"Tape is wonderful at preserving evidence - fingerprints, hairs, fibers. Tape preserves this, especially on the sticky side, even if the body's been out there for a year."

Michael Baden, American Celebrity

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"People want a result. Immigrant voters aren't stupid, and they're going to know who's on their side."

"People want a result. Immigrant voters aren't stupid, and they're going to know who's on their side."

Tom Snyder, American Celebrity

People, Result, Want

33

"I was born at St. John's, where they lived for a short time."

"I was born at St. John's, where they lived for a short time."

Maria Monk, Canadian Celebrity

33

"When ye are prepared for a thing, the opportunity to use it presents itself."

"When ye are prepared for a thing, the opportunity to use it presents itself."

Edgar Cayce, American Celebrity

33

"It was definitely a part of our life. I mean, my mom had both her brothers and her fiancee in Vietnam at the same time, so it wasn't just my dad's story, it was my mom's story too. And we definitely grew up listening to the stories."

"It was definitely a part of our life. I mean, my mom had both her brothers and her fiancee in Vietnam at the same time, so it wasn't just my dad's story, it was my mom's story too. And we definitely grew up listening to the stories."

Vanessa Kerry, American Celebrity

Mom, Life, Time, Dad

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"What kind of America do people want to leave for their children? What horrors are down the road, stuff that was unthinkable 30 years ago?"

"What kind of America do people want to leave for their children? What horrors are down the road, stuff that was unthinkable 30 years ago?"

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

People, America, Children, Road

33

"I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual."

"I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual."

Bobby Flay, American Celebrity

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"I learned, too, how it was possible with the help of the picture and action to transform an apparently insignificant violin passage into an incident, and to lift a simple horn call into a thing of stupendous significance by means of scenic emphasis."

"I learned, too, how it was possible with the help of the picture and action to transform an apparently insignificant violin passage into an incident, and to lift a simple horn call into a thing of stupendous significance by means of scenic emphasis."

Anton Seidl, Hungarian Celebrity

33

"Our community in North Texas is fortunate to have two thriving airports. We serve millions of satisfied customers and employ hundreds of thousands of North Texans. We should not jeopardize that which is working well already."

"Our community in North Texas is fortunate to have two thriving airports. We serve millions of satisfied customers and employ hundreds of thousands of North Texans. We should not jeopardize that which is working well already."

Michael Burgess, British Celebrity

33

"I like the mentality of the Americans. It's like when you talk about money."

"I like the mentality of the Americans. It's like when you talk about money."

Alain Prost, French Celebrity

Money, Americans, Talk

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"I was not up stairs when he came home; no, sir."

"I was not up stairs when he came home; no, sir."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

33

"Our laws are a reflection of our culture. Our culture does not condone the torture of innocent and defenseless creatures. And we as a society believe all God's creatures should be treated humanely."

"Our laws are a reflection of our culture. Our culture does not condone the torture of innocent and defenseless creatures. And we as a society believe all God's creatures should be treated humanely."

Joe Moore, American Celebrity

Society, God, Culture, Laws

33

"Y'know, the real reason why I was such a failure in the sense of being unable to make any sort of a living was because I was really not motivated. I had no motivation."

"Y'know, the real reason why I was such a failure in the sense of being unable to make any sort of a living was because I was really not motivated. I had no motivation."

Paul Twitchell, American Celebrity

Motivational, Motivation, Failure, Being, Living

33

"A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time."

"A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time."

Thomas Keller, American Celebrity

33

"The things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining on the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller than you did before you were knocked down. I'm choosing to stand up taller. I'll probably get knocked down a few more times before this life is through with me, but I can guarantee you I'll never stay on the ground."

"The things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining on the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller than you did before you were knocked down. I'm choosing to stand up taller. I'll probably get knocked down a few more times before this life is through with me, but I can guarantee you I'll never stay on the ground."

Colleen Hoover, American Celebrity

Resilience, Test, Choice, Strength

33

"In its best prewar year, Europe with almost 300 million people had a gross national product of 150 billion dollars. In that same year, the United States with 150 million people had a gross national product of 300 billion dollars."

"In its best prewar year, Europe with almost 300 million people had a gross national product of 150 billion dollars. In that same year, the United States with 150 million people had a gross national product of 300 billion dollars."

Paul Hoffman, American Celebrity

People, Europe, states, United

33

"I enjoy reading books like that because it's not at all the life I lead. It's completely different than any situation I'll ever be in, thank God. But I get entertainment out of it. Because as much as I like to read about a guy telling a girl she's so, so wet for him...if anyone ever said that to me during sex, I wouldn't be turned on by it. I would be terrified I accidentally peed on myself.'Ben laughs. 'And if you and I were having sex and you told me you owned me, I would literally crawl out from under you, put on my clothes, walk out of your house, and go puke in your front yard."

"I enjoy reading books like that because it's not at all the life I lead. It's completely different than any situation I'll ever be in, thank God. But I get entertainment out of it. Because as much as I like to read about a guy telling a girl she's so, so wet for him...if anyone ever said that to me during sex, I wouldn't be turned on by it. I would be terrified I accidentally peed on myself.'Ben laughs. 'And if you and I were having sex and you told me you owned me, I would literally crawl out from under you, put on my clothes, walk out of your house, and go puke in your front yard."

Colleen Hoover, American Celebrity

Humor, Entertainment, Reality, Honesty

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