Hey bands, you're all welcome to fly me to some exotic location and I'll record you there, Y'know that right? You don't have to come to this God forsaken place. Hope I can visit you all in Australia one of these days that would be hot! We'll talk again soon.
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IRIS APFEL If you haven't read 'In The Morning I'll Be Gone', I reckon it's a pretty good p... ADRIAN MCKINTY Like, I have had moments, which I think most people have, where you'll be watching TV, and it... AL YANKOVIC A famous actor told me once - I don't want to name names, I hate that sort of thing - but I was ... SAM CLAFLIN I find there's this weird anger thing: Someone will approach me at the bar and say, 'Hey, ca... HANNAH SIMONE I've stayed calm when I'm winning and I've stayed calm when I've lost. Tennis is a s... RAFAEL NADAL I don't think you'll ever hear me invoking God in anything I do. GARY JOHNSON Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH You know people just assume, 'Well, all my life I'll be a worrier.' That doesn't hav... MAX LUCADO If you don't like airline food, you'll probably have the same impression of space station fo... CHRIS HADFIELD You're hot for two seconds, and you're struggling to get work again. If it were easy, I don&... 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