Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there -- I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. Right when I was being shot and ever since, I knew that I was watching television.
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I was born very rich and lucky. YAHOO SERIOUS I was raised with three bothers, no sisters. I've always been a tomboy. ALEXIS KNAPP I was born in 1970 in Illinois, but all the life I remember I've spent in Chapel Hill, N.C. SARAH DESSEN You could see how nervous I was on that shot. After that, I got it out of my system, and I was feeli... FRANCISCO GARCIA I believe that... every one of God's creatures was created equal. I believe that everyone should... PAULA DEEN I was born on TV, meaning that's where I caught my break. So that's where I always have to b... TAYLOR HICKS I remember watching television when I was younger, and I felt like there were things TV tackled firs... BRESHA WEBB My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me. DIEGO MARADONA I was near sighted. I was born myopic, and I got glasses, right after that. KITTY CARLISLE I'm kind of a globetrotter. I've been traveling since I was born and living in different loc... NINA DOBREV I knew I was tied when I made the putt, ... And I knew I was one behind before I hit my next tee sho... GEOFF OGILVY I was always the class clown; I made my family laugh, and that was when I was always happiest. I gre... SARAH SILVERMAN Just watching TV as a kid, for a long time I thought, as a young kid, obviously when I was, like, 4 ... LARENZ TATE I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me. NAOMI CAMPBELL I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services. DANIEL EK I was born in March 1949, a post war baby boomer. JON ENGLISH I was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania - in Amish Country! JONATHAN GROFF I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world. BUDDHA When I was born I was so ugly the doctor slapped my mother. RODNEY DANGERFIELD My family is Native American, and I was raised with Native American ceremonies. ERIC BALFOUR I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a... AUDREY HEPBURN I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable. TONY CURTIS I was born in America, but I consider myself a Filipino. JESSICA SANCHEZ I was born to play baseball. ROBERTO CLEMENTE Forgivenesss: It's a miracle drug. It's God's miracle drug. GAYLE FORMAN I was born in Messina, Sicily. I stayed there until I was 18 and finished my studies. MARIA GRAZIA CUCINOTTA I was born in India - but never really lived there. AASIF MANDVI I was born in France. I grew up in Africa. BENJAMIN MILLEPIED I'm conservative. I was raised conservative, and that's the way I will vote. KIM ALEXIS I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston. DOUGLAS WOOD I was born a character actor. CHARLES DURNING I spent my entire youth in front of a TV watching old movies, and as soon as I was able to get a sub... AMY HECKERLING I've always prided myself on being myself and trying to stick true to who I am and how I was rai... PATRICK KANE I was born looking older - and I've been aging since I was a teenager. CHARLES DURNING Woman is always fickle - foolish is he who trusts her. FRANCIS I Long ailments wear out pain, and long hopes, joy. STANISLAUS I Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes 20 years or more of peace to ma... BAUDOUIN I Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment. NAPOLEON I When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty. GREGORY I One should act in consonance with the way of heaven and earth, which is enduring and eternal. The su... I CHING The quiet and solitary man apprehends the inscrutable. He seeks nothing, holds to the mean, and rema... I CHING Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, p... I CHING Before a thunderstorm there is a build-up of tension which is only relieved by the explosive force o... 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