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I am fortunate: my parents told me the world was my oyster, when they could have said I wouldn't... DAMBISA MOYO I couldn't wait to be, you know, a Black Panther. Of course they wouldn't let me join.
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When I'm at the greatest odds with my body, it's usually because I feel my body's betray... DEMI MOORE
I got so far away from what they told you in acting class: Do something different. Producers kept of... BETTE MIDLER I take my hat off to people like the Stones, but it's not for me. I couldn't do that. Jagger...
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My parents always taught me that my day job would never make me rich; it'd be my homework. DAYMOND JOHN
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My parents told me in the very beginning as a young child when I raised the question about segregati... JOHN LEWIS I don't let other people tell me what to do. Well, unless it's my mum.
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CIARA HARRIS I just let the songs tell me what to do - they are my guides, and they are the boss. So I am subserv...
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LACEY CHABERT
I love acting. It's my playground, it let's me explore. But my happiness in this world - my ... CHRIS EVANS
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TERRY MCMILLAN
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In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hate... J. K. ROWLING They told me I didn't have any circulation in my leg, but they didn't know what to do about it.
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Venus told me the other day that champions don't get nervous in tight situations. That really he... SERENA WILLIAMS
It is a weird feeling to have people go, 'Hey Chris' like they know me. But, number one, 99 ... CHRISTOPHER MELONI
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Don't let negativity affect your vision. A lot of people have said harsh things, but I don't... NICOLE POLIZZI
What I really had was stories, the oral traditions of my parents. We moved so much that that was rea... JUAN FELIPE HERRERA My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted to be.
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My mantra is: Let there be happiness in my soul, and let me share it with the world. ALEXANDRA STODDARD
My parents must have done a great job. Anytime I wanted to pursue something that they weren't fa... SALLY RIDE Nobody told me there was any idea for a sequel to 'The Exorcist.' But my agent called me to ...
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If I can't go to my parents, then my parents come to me. MALUMA
The worst was relizing that I’d lost him for nothing because he’d been rght about all of it-- va... CLAUDIA GRAY They let me meet him. They let me get my picture made with him. I will never forget it.
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My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND So I developed very early a massive inferiority complex, and I've told the story often about how...
GEORGE J. MITCHELL
If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim. MARGARET THATCHER What I say now is that the way the world underestimates me will be my greatest weapon. People pat me...
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My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves never had. They weren't able t... IAN MCEWAN
Because my dad abused me, I was determined to never let a man tell me what to do. God clearly showed... JOYCE MEYER I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't ...
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