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I was an only child for 15 years and then this lovely present, Fred, came along. It was great - it m... EMILIA FOX I thought Ed came over and made a great block. It just fell into (Williams') hands.
GENE IBA I have kept a diary,
WITHNAIL AND I I got sick when I was playing the semi-finals in Korea, and since then I've had a tough time playing...
JELENA JANKOVIC I had just opened my shop when there was a big bang. I fell on the ground and the roof fell on me. T...
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Music became my focus. At 13, I was jamming with my mates. At 15, I was playing clubs. BRYAN ADAMS When 'The Pacific' came around, I had to audition the old-fashioned way. It was the casting ...
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My mother and stepfather were in Vaudeville. And my stepfather was an alcoholic. It was a lot of rol... JULIE ANDREWS This time I fought a very good boxer in Casson, who had several fights under her belt, and I believe...
MAUREEN SHEA I had gone to a talent show - I was interested in American hip-hop music - with my older brother, to...
ISHMAEL BEAH I was just running my route and doing my job, and the ball just fell right into my hands. Right when...
BRAD WOOD
When I did 'The Sound of Music' and 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Americanization of E... JULIE ANDREWS
As she stood in the darkened room and watched my sister and father, I knew one of things that heaven... ALICE SEBOLD I had no money, ... I'd pay the musicians and go home broke, to make sure they'd stay working, 'caus...
CHARLES NEVILLE It was my father who - after, at age 15, I had attempted unsuccessfully to drive the family car usin...
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APURVA GAGLANI
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LON KRUGER I had a little girl she's about to turn two and I got married. Yeah, I did a lot and I was bas...
ALISON HINDS I had a little girl she's about to turn two and I got married. Yeah, I did a lot and I was bas...
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MARTHA GREENLAW I fell off a four-wheel bike and suffered some bruises on my ribs. I had an x-ray and everything was...
JYOTI RANDHAWA I came in tight and he tried to duck underneath, and I came right up under his chest. He fell back, ...
LANCE BRIGGS How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful.
EVANS G. VALENS I was sick Monday and I came to work. If I was going to quit, I would have done it then.
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ALLAN HAMILTON
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I left home at 17, traveled. I got married when I was 21. That's a young age. As it turned out, ... FRED COUPLES
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DAVID WALTON Burlesque had stock routines and it was no big deal if one comic had the same act as another. But no...
KLIPH NESTEROFF Suddenly a mist fell from my eyes and I knew the way I had to take.
EDVARD GRIEG I went to this one in Ohio, and then I became a counselor there, and it was just the most fun thing....
VANESSA BAYER I lost my father four years ago to what was the culmination of a manic episode that seemingly, to my...
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FERNANDO REALYVASQUEZ I sat in at every club in New York City, jamming with musicians, because it felt right - and because...
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SHANNAN APRILE I didn't have boyfriends until my late teens. I was at a girls' boarding school, and my step...
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PAUL ANKA
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JUDY DAVIS If I was to meet Lou Reed or Bob Dylan, I would be totally helpless. Writers and musicians make me f...
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CHRIS SMITH
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She smiled a little. "You are a manipulator""I like to think of myself more as an outcome engi...
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JOE ALLARIA I was at work. I got called home from work and I came home and my house was on fire.
EBONY WILLIAMS
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I was one of those weird kids who didn't really speak or smile. I remember my teachers would cal... ALESSIA CARA
I was free with every road as my home. No limitations and no commitments. But then summer passed and... CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON
I'm very determined and stubborn. There's a desire in me that makes me want to do more and more, and... 
Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and ... 
I like added pressure. It makes me work harder. 
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I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them. 
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