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IAN HAMILTON FINLAY Everything I do is for my parents, None of this matters without them. If it weren't for them, I ... J. R. SMITH I've always loved doing covers. Some artists don't like covers. Some listeners don't lik... GREG LASWELL BRYAN BATT EMILY OSTER I probably wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the gay community supporting me. I wouldn... KIESZA STEVEN WRIGHT GEORGE CLOONEY I would never write a sentence that didn't have a nice rhythm, or at least I wouldn't leave ... KATE GRENVILLE DIANE LANE I take my hat off to people like the Stones, but it's not for me. I couldn't do that. Jagger... PAUL WELLER JESSICA BIEL KALEY CUOCO I don't think that I would always be asked about my feelings about liberal bias in the media if ... DANA PERINO A. J. MCLEAN BOB SCHIEFFER SISSY SPACEK BRYSON TILLER I can't promise to love someone for ever. I can't imagine anyone could promise to love me fo... 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