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"You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time."

"You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time."

Riccardo Muti, Italian Celebrity

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"I went to college in Mississippi; I'm from Louisiana."

"I went to college in Mississippi; I'm from Louisiana."

Trishelle Cannatella, American Celebrity

31

"We sometime didn't get enough to buy oats for our horses. Most banks had very little money in them."

"We sometime didn't get enough to buy oats for our horses. Most banks had very little money in them."

Frank James, American Celebrity

Money, Banks, Horses

31

"Maybe I'm not the hero to her I've always tried so hard to be, because right now, I feel as if she doesn't even need a hero. Why would she? She has someone so much stronger than I'll ever be for her. She has herself."

"Maybe I'm not the hero to her I've always tried so hard to be, because right now, I feel as if she doesn't even need a hero. Why would she? She has someone so much stronger than I'll ever be for her. She has herself."

Colleen Hoover, American Celebrity

Self, Strength, Independence, Heroism

31

"I've been told by the prosecutors and by my own attorneys I should go to law school. I guess I have a knack for it."

"I've been told by the prosecutors and by my own attorneys I should go to law school. I guess I have a knack for it."

Monica Lewinsky, American Celebrity

31

"At the time I attempted to purchase the rights back for the 3 Homestead records, but the owner demanded an outrageous sum in the neighborhood of $10,000, about 10 times more money than I could get my hands on at the time."

"At the time I attempted to purchase the rights back for the 3 Homestead records, but the owner demanded an outrageous sum in the neighborhood of $10,000, about 10 times more money than I could get my hands on at the time."

Mark Edwards, American Celebrity

Money, Time, Rights

31

"Deep down, my mom had long suspected I was gay... Much of her anger and hurt came from her sense of betrayal that she was the last to be told."

"Deep down, my mom had long suspected I was gay... Much of her anger and hurt came from her sense of betrayal that she was the last to be told."

Chastity Bono, American Celebrity

Anger, Mom, Betrayal, Deep

31

"My dearly beloved if I am to die today and never see the sweet face of you I want you to know that I am no great man and am lucky to have such a woman as you."

"My dearly beloved if I am to die today and never see the sweet face of you I want you to know that I am no great man and am lucky to have such a woman as you."

Wild Bill Hickok, American Celebrity

Man, Today, Want, Woman

31

"What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money."

"What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money."

George Leigh Mallory, British Celebrity

Money, Life, Adventure, End

31

"I don't envy men and I certainly wouldn't like to become one now."

"I don't envy men and I certainly wouldn't like to become one now."

Louise Brown, English Celebrity

31

"We had no electricity, no gas. Food was probably our greatest entertainment - the most fun thing that we could do was food."

"We had no electricity, no gas. Food was probably our greatest entertainment - the most fun thing that we could do was food."

Paul Prudhomme, American Celebrity

Food, Electricity, Entertainment, Fun

30

"You know, we - we start with a mentality that we'll take a sports project if its good. And we're certainly not on the lookout for them, because to be honest we don't have to. They walk in the door."

"You know, we - we start with a mentality that we'll take a sports project if its good. And we're certainly not on the lookout for them, because to be honest we don't have to. They walk in the door."

Jim Lampley, American Celebrity

Sports, Project

30

"Once you depart from the Ten Commandments as being the foundation of right and wrong, you are in a free fall."

"Once you depart from the Ten Commandments as being the foundation of right and wrong, you are in a free fall."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

Being, Right, Wrong

30

"I was never OJ's closest pal, and the media would say that over and over, but I wasn't his enemy either."

"I was never OJ's closest pal, and the media would say that over and over, but I wasn't his enemy either."

Kato Kaelin, American Celebrity

30

"Why should I apologize because God throws in crystal chandeliers, mahogany floors, and the best construction in the world?"

"Why should I apologize because God throws in crystal chandeliers, mahogany floors, and the best construction in the world?"

Jim Bakker, American Celebrity

30

"Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen."

"Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen."

Jeff Cooper, American Celebrity

30

"Look, all administrations, all governments lie, all officials lie and nothing they say is to be believed. That's a pretty good rule."

"Look, all administrations, all governments lie, all officials lie and nothing they say is to be believed. That's a pretty good rule."

Daniel Ellsberg, American Celebrity

Lie, Nothing, Pretty

30

"We began building this incredible new foundation in this restaurant, and that's what began giving me the left-hand side of tradition and the right-hand side, my new palate."

"We began building this incredible new foundation in this restaurant, and that's what began giving me the left-hand side of tradition and the right-hand side, my new palate."

Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity

Building, Giving, Right, Tradition

30

"Their future is ahead of them."

"Their future is ahead of them."

Curt Gowdy, American Celebrity

30

"The most challenging part of being a boss is that nobody will tell you if your work is suffering."

"The most challenging part of being a boss is that nobody will tell you if your work is suffering."

Bill Williams, American Celebrity

Work, Boss, Being, Suffering

30

"I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado."

"I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado."

Mary Cheney, American Celebrity

Home, Job, Office, Quitting

30

"Studying is something I really love doing, and I just hope to have enough money for tuition."

"Studying is something I really love doing, and I just hope to have enough money for tuition."

Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian Celebrity

Love, Money, Hope

30

"I didn't have any problem bonding with Honey, but I was plagued with insecurities about my ability to bring up my baby."

"I didn't have any problem bonding with Honey, but I was plagued with insecurities about my ability to bring up my baby."

Gail Porter, Scottish Celebrity

30

"Our fear of hypocrisy is forcing us to live in a world where gluttons are fine, so long as they champion gluttony."

"Our fear of hypocrisy is forcing us to live in a world where gluttons are fine, so long as they champion gluttony."

Jonah Goldberg, American Celebrity

Fear, Gluttony, Hypocrisy, World

30

"They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the communicants of the religion, and the immediate experience. And then they dictate the terms on which you can have contact with this wonderful mystery. We don't dictate those terms."

"They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the communicants of the religion, and the immediate experience. And then they dictate the terms on which you can have contact with this wonderful mystery. We don't dictate those terms."

Larry Harvey, American Celebrity

Experience, Religion, Mystery

30

"Our Quakers love us. we're big with the Quakers. It's all about cleanliness."

"Our Quakers love us. we're big with the Quakers. It's all about cleanliness."

Kyan Douglas, American Celebrity

Love, Cleanliness, Quakers

30

"Indy makes the race driver. You become famous when you come here."

"Indy makes the race driver. You become famous when you come here."

Rodger Ward, American Celebrity

30

"As the director of an opera, it is my responsibility to unify the style of the particular performance, but one can certainly approach the piece from different points of view. That's what makes it interesting and keeps it alive."

"As the director of an opera, it is my responsibility to unify the style of the particular performance, but one can certainly approach the piece from different points of view. That's what makes it interesting and keeps it alive."

Sarah Caldwell, American Celebrity

Performance, Opera, Responsibility, Style

30

"I will be better in Monte Carlo than I was in Phoenix. If I can't win maybe I will lead 50 laps."

"I will be better in Monte Carlo than I was in Phoenix. If I can't win maybe I will lead 50 laps."

Jean Alesi, French Celebrity

30

"I would never play any role in anything that involves the United Nations for obvious reasons."

"I would never play any role in anything that involves the United Nations for obvious reasons."

Kojo Annan, Swiss Celebrity

Nation, Nations, Obvious, Play, United

30

"There are pockets of great food in Spain, but there are also pockets of very mediocre food in Spain, and the same in Morocco and the same in Croatia and the same in Germany and the same in Austria."

"There are pockets of great food in Spain, but there are also pockets of very mediocre food in Spain, and the same in Morocco and the same in Croatia and the same in Germany and the same in Austria."

Mario Batali, American Celebrity

Food, Germany, Spain

30

"America does not need gorgeous halls and concert rooms for its musical development, but music schools with competent teachers, and many, very many, free scholarships for talented young disciples who are unable to pay the expense of study."

"America does not need gorgeous halls and concert rooms for its musical development, but music schools with competent teachers, and many, very many, free scholarships for talented young disciples who are unable to pay the expense of study."

Anton Seidl, Hungarian Celebrity

Music, Development, America, Schools

30

"To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference."

"To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference."

Danica Patrick, American Celebrity

30

"Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand."

"Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand."

Anne Robinson, British Celebrity

Dream, Now, Old

30

"I think there was a sense that the impact was being lost because the audience was so familiar with the form. You combine that with people's attention spans, which are clearly conditioned to be shorter now, and there's a need to vary the paradigm."

"I think there was a sense that the impact was being lost because the audience was so familiar with the form. You combine that with people's attention spans, which are clearly conditioned to be shorter now, and there's a need to vary the paradigm."

Jim Lampley, American Celebrity

People, Attention, Being, Now

30

"But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension."

"But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension."

Jacky Ickx, Belgian Celebrity

Present, Tension

30

"I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB."

"I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB."

Mathias Rust, German Celebrity

30

"They know what my standards are. They know what I need and how to get it to me, and they know how to communicate with me if for some reason they can't get it."

"They know what my standards are. They know what I need and how to get it to me, and they know how to communicate with me if for some reason they can't get it."

Thomas Keller, American Celebrity

30

"The biggest kick I get is to communicate with those who are exiled from the game - in hospitals, homes, prisons - those who have seldom seen a game, who can't travel to a game, those who are blind."

"The biggest kick I get is to communicate with those who are exiled from the game - in hospitals, homes, prisons - those who have seldom seen a game, who can't travel to a game, those who are blind."

Jack Buck, American Celebrity

Travel, Blind, Hospitals

30

"Nah, I don't watch TV either, apart from a few sports programmes. I just don't have the time."

"Nah, I don't watch TV either, apart from a few sports programmes. I just don't have the time."

Eric Bristow, American Celebrity

30

"Most of the Ten Commandments are negative. The purpose of law is not to mandate good behavior. That concept comes from the French Revolution."

"Most of the Ten Commandments are negative. The purpose of law is not to mandate good behavior. That concept comes from the French Revolution."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

Negative, Purpose, Behavior, Revolution

30

"Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people."

"Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people."

Fred Rogers, American Celebrity

People, Opportunity

30

"Marc if you want me to go to the bottom of the pool, I'll go there."

"Marc if you want me to go to the bottom of the pool, I'll go there."

Nancy O'Dell, American Celebrity

30

"When I look at some of my old work, the pieces I find most interesting are the ones with people in them."

"When I look at some of my old work, the pieces I find most interesting are the ones with people in them."

Peter Wright, British Celebrity

Work, People, Old

30

"The Iraqi military are able to deploy these weapons within 45 minutes of a decision to do so."

"The Iraqi military are able to deploy these weapons within 45 minutes of a decision to do so."

John Scarlett, British Celebrity

Decision, Military, Weapons

30

"I don't know what I have said. I have answered so many questions and I am so confused I don't know one thing from another. I am telling you just as nearly as I know."

"I don't know what I have said. I have answered so many questions and I am so confused I don't know one thing from another. I am telling you just as nearly as I know."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

Question, Questions

30

"I was a comfort factor. I'm not a hustler."

"I was a comfort factor. I'm not a hustler."

Mary Matalin, American Celebrity

30

"It was a good 15 or 20 years before anyone at Rand would be in the same room with me. They didn't want the question raised, 'What's your relationship with Daniel Ellsberg?' And not one of them wrote me a letter because they didn't want a letter of theirs to show up in my trash - which the FBI had been going through."

"It was a good 15 or 20 years before anyone at Rand would be in the same room with me. They didn't want the question raised, 'What's your relationship with Daniel Ellsberg?' And not one of them wrote me a letter because they didn't want a letter of theirs to show up in my trash - which the FBI had been going through."

Daniel Ellsberg, American Celebrity

Question, Want, Years

30

"We, Norton I, do hereby decree that the offices of President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives are, from and after this date, abolished."

"We, Norton I, do hereby decree that the offices of President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives are, from and after this date, abolished."

Joshua A. Norton, American Celebrity

President, Vice

30

"While he spends all of his time trying to remember, I spend all of my time trying to forget.I don't want to remember how it feels to love him.I want to forget everything in this world that reminds me of him."

"While he spends all of his time trying to remember, I spend all of my time trying to forget.I don't want to remember how it feels to love him.I want to forget everything in this world that reminds me of him."

Colleen Hoover, American Celebrity

Heartbreak, Memory, Forget, Love, Pain

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