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Through every dark night, theres a bright day... TUPAC SHAKUR What again I tell my people is that no matter how much you know, it's never enough. You will alw... LAKHDAR BRAHIMI I definitely have a relationship with God for myself, and yes I grew up that way, and I choose to ke... BJ THE CHICAGO KID I don't have one role that I'm particularly fond of doing, and I don't really look for i... MAE WHITMAN I've been keeping a diary for thirty-three years and write in it every morning. Most of it's... DAVID SEDARIS It's been a straight strip, I must tell you, I've enjoyed it all the way. If I'm saying ... AARON SPELLING Or maybe they just accept that it's wrong in God's eyes, although not in their own, and they'll worr... CRAIG GROESCHEL In terms of the technology I use the most, it's probably a tie between my Blackberry and my MacB... JOHN LEGEND Honestly, I don't look at it as work because I have way too much fun on set to actually classify... 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ELLEN MUTH I'm essentially a humorist and, I think, a pretty good one. I've known all along that 'M... DERF I don't design for myself. I design something keeping in mind that it has to please a lot of wom... DRIES VAN NOTEN I know I will be breaking a taboo. But I'm sure that it will provoke a new discussion. It's ... BRIGITTE NIELSEN Personally, I've learned about perseverance: when you hear the word 'No,' and when you h... ANGELA ROBINSON Every one and every single time is different, and I didn't have C-sections, which I don't kn... MONICA POTTER I'm saying there is no way that I will do this, because it's really not me. I know my streng... CONDOLEEZZA RICE I don't think of myself as funny. I think of myself as rather grave, actually. And I'm suspi... HUGH LAURIE I don't care if it's somebody else's song. Most of the time, you'll find that I'... TAJ MAHAL I know now that everything I write, I'm going to put out, and I'll have to live with it for ... AL YANKOVIC That's a great feeling to know that I'm going into a project that I have no idea what will b... JENNIFER CONNELLY My dad probably gave me the best advice growing up. I think it's really just keeping your cool i... CASSIE STEELE It's such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no ... DAN COLEN I'm very aware of the fact that Broadway musicals being brought to the screen are very few and f... ROB MARSHALL We're all weirdos, and people want to work so hard to fit into society, but it's like, no ma... KEKE PALMER It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. 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QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters... QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Wrong? So you are saying, I'm wrong okay then... It's not possible every time to be right, one ... DEYTH BANGER I hope that people will realize that the struggle to make a life better with a sibling is worth it. MARIE BRENNER
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