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HUW EDWARDS I love my right-wing friends, my practical friends, my bleeding heart friends - without all of these... DANA PERINO I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn't interacted with many people my ag... MACAULAY CULKIN I'd say the majority of my friends are Australians, although I have some good American friends, ... BELLA HEATHCOTE My wife and I met when each of us was dragged to a party we didn't want to go to by friends. I w... MICHAEL CHIKLIS Me in high school, I was kind of a loner. I had a handful of friends. I'd eat my lunch in my car... OLESYA RULIN I treat people who write me the way my friends and I all treat each other when we go to each other f... DAN SAVAGE My family and high school friends were the only people who were with me every step of the way throug... JENNA MORASCA There have been times when people who weren't my friends all of a sudden became my friend. I won... LALAINE They're the only friends that I've had consistently throughout high school. We've put in so many hou... ALEX LEWIS one of my closest friends. JACK ABRAMOFF In my situation, every time I write a sentence, I'm thinking not only of the people I ended up i... ZADIE SMITH My friends are my inspiration, and all of them are true friends that support me. On a daily basis, I... REEM ACRA I'm grateful that on a lot of casts I've gained friends for life. But it's more of a rar... MATT CZUCHRY I went to public school my whole life, graduated high school with my class. Growing up, I'd go t... SHAILENE WOODLEY I had some of my friends basically accusing me and some of my other friends of being racist. At the ... DOMINIC BURLARK I've always had strong ties with Delhi, and I do stay in touch with my friends and periodically ... AJAY MEHTA My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. ... TAYLOR SWIFT I've kept most of my friends for decades, and I continue to make new friends. JOHN GRANT My mum's advice is never to whine to my friends, so they never see the other side of me. I save ... CHLOE SEVIGNY I'm more of the girl who's always in the friend zone, and I try to help if my other friend w... REBEL WILSON While some of my closest friends were jocks, it seemed that they spoke a different language with eac... MO ROCCA I am a very reserved person and have very few friends in the industry, while most of my close ones a... HANSIKA MOTWANI I still have a lot of my friends from high school. You just know who is there for you for real, and ... FRANCIA RAISA I have lifelong friends. My oldest friend, Herbie, has been a friend since I was 9. I've had bon... LARRY KING What I'm having is this conflict in my life right now, that in New York, I see my directing frie... DANNY PINTAURO All of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school - my number one ... MARK ZUCKERBERG One of my school friends' parents owned a minigolf course, and a bunch of us kids would play the... JACK NICHOLSON Throughout my life, I've always been really close with girls and made friends with girls. And I&... KURT COBAIN All in all don't forget my friends, REAL BEAUTY comes from DEEP within. MARIE MUHAMMAD Well, you don't get to do things that other children get to do, having friends and slumber parti... MICHAEL JACKSON I hadn’t been in proper school in three years. My parents were my two best friends. My third best ... JOHN GREEN You know, I was a nerdy kid going through high school, and then I got to college and that all vanish... BRANDON SANDERSON I don't know how to put it, but I don't have many friends. All my friends circle was in Madr... MAHESH BABU When I left the state of Maine for college, I met my first really rich friends, and I discovered sum... ALEXANDER CHEE I cried to my mother that I wanted to go to Hebrew school; I wanted Jewish friends. But when my moth... CAROLINE LEAVITT I've always been a person that's totally comfortable with my sexuality and showing my affect... BRODY JENNER When I was 5 years old, my best friends were Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen because we lived across the ... TROIAN BELLISARIO I went to private school for two years, then Aptos Middle School, and I finished at McAteer. Several... AISHA TYLER I have resigned from MSG (Madison Square Garden Network) and have been let go from NBC. I fully unde... MARV ALBERT I discover that my friends think only of my apparel, and those upon whom I have conferred acts of ki... JOHN JAMES AUDUBON I've stayed good friends with most of my girlfriends. RICHARD GERE Yeah, some of my college friends and I have been tinkering around for years, you know, just for fun. ERIC ROBERTS Many of the crew members I work with and continue to work with were friends or have become close fri... NOAH BAUMBACH I do not care so much for the death of my gunner, as for other passages of my voyage, for I have goo... WILLIAM KIDD Everything I've experienced, things that my friends have experienced and we talk about, things t... DAMIAN MARLEY Adam Lambert is one of my best friends. I've known him since he was an understudy in 'Wicked... ALESSANDRA TORRESANI My wife and I don't compete. We know each other's preferences, and we work to provide those ... MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY I'm close with my parents. I have a lot of acquaintances, but my very good close friends are few... CALISTA FLOCKHART My Mom and Dad and brother have grown through the years into my closest friends, the people who tell... SHAUNA NIEQUIST And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old s... BEAU BRIDGES 'The Movie' is something that I made with some friends of mine in L.A. My friend, Luke Eberl... OLIVIA THIRLBY I had one of my good friends kicked out of college for domestic violence. He had his college career ... ERIC TURNER Sometimes people just want you to fail. Except your really good friends. I've always known who m... KATO KAELIN I've known these guys a long time now, so there's no reason that in 20-30 years down the line we won... KIRIL WACHSMANN After so many books and so many years of writing, I have a good idea of my strengths and weaknesses.... WALTER DEAN MYERS In my dressing room, you'll definitely find some Starbursts and Skittles. I have a lot of candle... TREY SONGZ I'm aware that many of my friends will be saddened and shocked, or shock-saddened, over some of ... J. D. SALINGER
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Not only do we work with local businesses and ... GARY SHIELDS You get penalized if you don't have high taxes. GARY SHIELDS I think it'll be a wash out. GARY SHIELDS Here's the deal. I want people reading. We are professionals, and we need to be reading and studying... GERALD SHIELDS We had 20 presentations, and everyone had a chance to talk and ask questions about it. And out of th... GERALD SHIELDS We'll take a book like The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership or The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peo... GERALD SHIELDS It's more than just a book club. It's a way for me to invest in our people. GERALD SHIELDS Any lack of joy in the world is the result of disobedience. CAROLYN SHIELDS The needs change. Sometimes Scout camps that were once outside of town are swallowed up by sprawl, o... GREGG SHIELDS We are deeply concerned for every person affected by the heat, and we sincerely hope they are back o... GREGG SHIELDS We didn't have any hint of any criminality. This is accidental, and we're going to look into ways to... GREGG SHIELDS We recognize that a growing portion of our population isn't Caucasian and isn't suburban, A lot of t... GREGG SHIELDS Thank God he's found. The boy's safe, and that's what's important. GREGG SHIELDS The overriding concern is always safety. GREGG SHIELDS A tragedy, FRANK SHIELDS I think of the present digital/IT evolution happening in the global industry as the most exciting pe... FRANK SHIELDS Over the past five years in particular new websites have been popping up all over the world, selling... FRANK SHIELDS There are more film schools here than any other city, pumping out more aspiring filmmakers, and ther... FRANK SHIELDS There is no distribution outlet for young bloods to exhibit, FRANK SHIELDS This could sap thousands of dollars from schools that are already financially strapped to provide ed... GREG SHIELDS The whole thing is, you don't know what's going to happen. 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