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LORI GOTTLIEB If Stephen King was a killer, he will be the best killer ever existed, check out his novels, check o... DEYTH BANGER If your presence doesn't make an impact, your absence won't make a difference. TREY SMITH I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. CRAIG GROESCHEL The United States has the most energetic watercolor scene in the world. GEORGE JAMES It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen. DOLLY PARTON Well, you can't know it without something having been sneezed. A.A. MILNE We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet. Even longer,' Pooh answered.” ... A.A. MILNE A really plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm EDGAR SALTUS A woman who has no way of expressing herself and of realizing herself as a full human being has noth... ENRIQUETA LONGAUEX-VASQUEZ I will never be the woman with the perfect hair, who can wear white and not spill on it. 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WATT It's pretty neat to be able to help the team in different ways. J. J. WATT I work on holidays. I work on birthdays. I work on New Year's. I work. I keep my ears to the str... JUICY J I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listen... J. COLE If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My mo... J. COLE You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you... J. COLE I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, ... J. COLE Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it e... J MASCIS I play a Fender Jazzmaster and three stacks and a combo, two old Marshall Plexis and a Hiwatt combo ... J MASCIS 'No Bones' has some reverb that I kick around. J MASCIS You might as well play at the show everyone else is playing at. J MASCIS I was just reading about Paul Simon in 'Uncut', and it was fascinating. I never think about ... J MASCIS