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After Stand By Me came out people were telling me, 'You're so good,' 'You're going to be a star,' an... RIVER PHOENIX They were always supposed to be in close proximity to the dispensary. DARWIN CHEASLEY We knew it was going to be a battle. They wanted to avenge their loss up there. I wasn't sure how th... JACKIE PARSLEY We had a lot of young guys last year. Guys like Anthony were leaders, surrounded by a lot of young g... BUDDY TEEVENS When I did 'The Tonight Show' and Jay Leno was still there, he was very nice but it was surr... RODNEY ATKINS They don't catch everything but it is a surprise. They reset the clock, it slipped and it happened t... ALAN FANECA The teacher support has been phenomenal. A bunch of them have come and cheered us on. And if they co... CORY MONTGOMERY You just never know. We knew they were going to foul us and we had to hit our free throws and we did... CONNIE WEST Sometimes people who look different from you are scary. Maybe they are ugly. 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