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CLARE BASTABLE We just need people to give it a second chance to say hey come back and see what we're doing.
DAN DELL Movies about space raise those questions of what we're doing here, and that inevitably introduce...
DANNY BOYLE That's what a community college is for, is to give access to all students. Give them a first chance,...
DR. BOB KUSTRA If people confess to you their mistakes; Give them a chance, Because you really need those who have ...
MOHITH AGADI When push comes to shove would people do what they felt was right, to get justice done or would they...
GARY F EVANS... This is my second chance to be with kids,
JOE GREEN The opportunity to decieve others is ever present and often tempting, and each instance of deception...
SAM HARRIS ...I've learned that doing what you think is right doesn't always make you feel good. For another, I...
ANN RINALDI We woke up in the second quarter. The kids really steeped it up and played super defense tonight, ri...
DON CATELLIER We wanted to give these kids a chance to be part of something, to make a difference. And that's what...
KAREN DAWSON That's the main thing, that's what we're here for. To have fun and at the same time raise money.
GUY LAFLEUR I wonder if what makes a family a family isn't doing everything right all the time but, instead, giv...
JODI PICOULT The book was turned to the page with Anne Frank's name, but what got me about it was the fact that r...
JOHN GREEN Given the outcry here tonight, we have to step back and consider what we're doing here. Maybe there'...
GARY HOFFMAN I'm sitting right here, happy doing what I'm doing.
PAULA ABDUL If I felt like we were up 15 points, I was going to give everyone a chance to play. Sometimes in a c...
ERIC BURNETT I want them to raise money and I want them to give money to the scientists to make a cure.
PAM SOLO I don't know what it like to raise a kid but even so, I want to believe that kids out there should b...
J C A ROWE Some of the kids will raise money to go on the trips. We laugh because they work so hard to raise mo...
KRISTY BAKER What we're doing is teaching kids the right way to wash their hands.
CATHY WEAVER Those goals hold us accountable. It's about doing the right thing for kids.
ERIC MEYER I'd fallen in love with a woman but she broke up with me and I was devastated. Six months later,...
ARON RALSTON I limited myself to one shout a day. But I didn't like the sound of my voice. It sounded panicke...
ARON RALSTON What you're looking at there is my arm, going into the rock... and there it is - stuck. It's been wi...
ARON RALSTON Judging by my degradation in the last 24 hours, I'll be surprised if I make it to Tuesday.
ARON RALSTON Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love y...
ARON RALSTON Unless it was a fatal accident, which it doesn't sound like, psychologically it comes down to eating...
ARON RALSTON [One has to stay calm and] you have to be able to look at this as you're treating someone else and l...
ARON RALSTON We're proud of him because of the person he is and because he feels so strongly that he has a story ...
ARON RALSTON I think it's out there and it's not something that I treat lightly, ... At the same time, I realized...
ARON RALSTON big tall, tasty, crushed-ice margarita.
ARON RALSTON It's saved lives from depression. It's saved lives from boredom. People tell me they quit their jobs...
ARON RALSTON I was accustomed to being in far, far riskier environments. So I thought going into that canyon was ...
ARON RALSTON I think it's out there and it's not something that I treat lightly,
ARON RALSTON That was what got me through. I was able to improvise with what I had.
ARON RALSTON I think my spirituality is very similar to what it was before. It wasn't as if I went through some k...
ARON RALSTON For five years I had a phenomenally successful career, but I was bored.
ARON RALSTON It really was a miracle that things just worked and fell into place, ... I feel like there was a rea...
ARON RALSTON I'd taken the knife, and I'd etched into the wall the four letters of my name. Just to identify who ...
ARON RALSTON I thought I was going to die.
ARON RALSTON At this point, I've got the confidence to know that I'll get through anything in my life given I hav...
ARON RALSTON It's me. I chose this. I chose all of this — this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. I�...
ARON RALSTON There is a good chance that the Fed won't raise rates on Sept. 20 but in doing so they are likely re...
IAN GUNNER I'm higher than most places on this island, but Im not going to take a chance of a 150 mph wind blow...
PAT PATTERSON Funny stuff happens down here. You have got to give their kids a lot of credit, because they really ...
SCOTT JONES Just for one of our kids to get a job and raise a family well ... those are kids we're proudest of.
DIRK MATSON This money right here is going to the youth football league because a lot of kids in the inner city ...
SNOOP DOGG The first (North Lamar) goal took us out of what we were doing. Our kids didn't expect it, and the s...
CHRIS MATTHEWS Everybody said what a worthwhile cause and what a great way to raise money.
JOAN MASTROCOLA It is not about the money. It's the public service aspect. Absolutely, I think it has qualities ...
JOHN ROWLAND What is important for kids to learn is that no matter how much money they have, earn, win, or inheri...
BARBARA COLOROSO I don't think Sharon had intended by doing this tonight to give the peace process any chance at all....
SAEB ERAKAT Courage is feeling justly afraid and yet still doing what is right.
SHANNON HALE We got the chance we want, and he shoots it right into the kids' stick. That would have made it 6-5 ...
TONY SEAMAN I was looking for a building and he goes, 'Tell you what, if you can't come up with the money, what ...
GARY DAVIS It doesn’t always feel right when we do what is right.
TERENCE T. GORSKI If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third.
PETE ROSE I'm not one of those guys who is going to guarantee this is a great class, I've been in this busines...
ED MEIERKORT We'll have cake and punch and share stories. It will also give us a chance to let people know what w...
JENNIFER YOUNG In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "...
C. JOYBELL C. The kids really hung together in a tough environment tonight. We were much more aggressive in the se...
LAURIE PIRTLE Everyone deserves a second chance, except those who try to shaft me and fail.
ANONYMOUS It's a chance for us to see what's going on in the rest of the world and to give the rest of the wor...
GLYN MEEK Especially for kids like us: we were brought here, we didn't have a choice. Our parents risked their...
ERNESTO MEDINA This is the right signal to give a player a chance for the future.
KLAUS FUCHS He'd probably be laughing in his grave about what the kids are doing here.
DAVE OTTO In my day, we didn't have the cocaine, so we went out and knocked somebody over the head and took th...
BARRY WHITE Ten different kids scored tonight, and I thought our second group played as well as our first group.
LUKE DAY We give the kids a chance to make some foods and to try different fruits and vegetables.
BRENDA VOSS It is nice because most of the kids that we give money to are doing good in their lives. They are th...
DENISE AZZARA I think this is an awesome opportunity for us as athletes to help and give back to the hurricane vic...
LISA LESLIE It (the power play) was on tonight. It's all about moving the puck well and shooting at the right mo...
CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF Save your ass, give my ass.... what a friend you are...
DEYTH BANGER I'm up here to show the community we can raise money for needy people.
JOE SANDERS Ques eso? Queso?
NOLAN J. VANDER HAAGEN I don't know what we're doing here – you and me … I don't know what we are or what we can be, bu...
DIANNA HARDY What a great idea. It's so fantastic that everyone is coming together to help raise money.
JAMELIA The ladies are busy working all year and this is their chance to show what they've been doing. There...
DOLORES SMITLEY People mess up and make mistakes all the time. Everyone deserves a second chance right? - Brandon
MOLLY MCADAMS That's what we're going to do (tonight), play all of our big men. We've got a lot of fouls to give, ...
ELLIS BERRY John Kerry is busy trying to raise money right now for his campaign. It was reported today that Kerr...
CONAN O'BRIEN This is what life is about. It's a chance to give and help others.
AL MITCHELL Just like each of the millions of Cabbage Patch kids that live with kids around the world, these two...
JAY FOREMAN Why don't you ever wait a second and see what I'm planning, or thinking, before you burst in with yo...
SARAH DESSEN Robert had his chance. He may have his chance again, but right now, I feel Michael Spurlock is the b...
ED ORGERON Im a soulless lawyer. Give me any opinion and I can argue it.
MEGYN KELLY I'm baking an apple pie tonight, and I dont care Mr.Carb.. Im eating it at 10pm with ice cream,. Tak...
NERISSA IRVING IT departments have spent a lot of money on security. They've hardened the castle walls but left the...
ART GILLILAND I want to raise this money for pre-paid college tuition for his kids and to help her pay the bills.
MELISSA LARDOMITA Things went right for us tonight. The kids did a nice job on Senior Night.
JASON STEVENSON Obviously, some in my profession have wondered if I'm doing the right thing. But what are the other ...
DR. VITTORIO COLLETTI In no way are we pretending that we're going to raise all of the money for all of the kids. And the ...
BRIAN STEVENS We rested a few kids and bumped some others up tonight. We tried to get as many seniors in the lineu...
GREG HAGA It would have been nice to finish second to Tony Stewart . He's the best right now. What he's doing ...
BORIS SAID Take what life gives you if there is no more than a second chance.
VIKRANT PARSAI i know im not the girl you wanted. not the one you want to hear from. but what you see is what you g...
SIMI GREWAL It was a collective team effort tonight, and our kids did the little things right to win this one.
JEFF LARSON It has been said that sometimes the greatest hope in our lives is just a second chance to do what we...
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