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  • A. J. Foyt My dad was very successful running midgets in Texas. Then, his two drivers ran into some bad luck. People started saying that Daddy had lost his touch. That it was the cars and not the drivers. I wanted to race just to prove all those people wrong.
    A. J. Foyt
    American auto racing driver (1935 - )
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  • Bryan Callen My dad's idea of punishment was to dress me up in all green to disguise me as grass, and then throw me in the pasture. Cows bit me all over.
    Bryan Callen
    American stand-up comedian, actor, writer (1967 - )
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  • W. H. Auden My deepest feeling about politicians is that they are dangerous lunatics to be avoided when possible and carefully humored; people, above all, to whom one must never tell the truth.
    W. H. Auden
    American poet (1907 - 1973)
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  • John Lennon My defenses were so great. The cocky rock and roll hero who knows all the answers was actually a terrified guy who didn't know how to cry. Simple.
    John Lennon
    British musician (1940 - 1980)
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  • Edward Gibbon My early and invincible love of reading I would not exchange for all the riches of India.
    Edward Gibbon
    British historian (1737 - 1794)
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  • Bill Cosby My eleven year old daughter mopes around the house all day waiting for her breasts to grow.
    Bill Cosby
    American actor, comedian, producer (1937 - )
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  • Bibhu Mohapatra My engineer dad is where my technical acumen comes from. I remember him taking me to the factories to see how what works. Often he used to open up his motorbike to fix things and I saw how the wheels worked. His car used to be open for dissection very regularly. All this taught me and inspired me to look beyond what I could see on the skin.
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  • Edward Gibbon My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are left in the obscurity of a learned language.
    Edward Gibbon
    British historian (1737 - 1794)
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  • Robert E. Lee My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.
    Robert E. Lee
    American legeraanvoerder (1807 - 1870)
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  • Bow Wow My fans saw 'Roll Bounce,' but also that older crowd who might not have been familiar with me on the music tip saw 'Roll Bounce' and loved it. 'Roll Bounce' opened up that door for me to have older people love Bow Wow and opened up that door so all of the kids would love Bow Wow. My fan base is really diverse; it's all ages and all colors.
    Bow Wow
    American rapper and actor (Shad Gregory Moss) (1987 - )
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  • Bobbie Ann Mason My father had all these great names for our cows. Bossy and Daisy and Petunia and Turnip. One of my jobs was to round up the cows before milking. I'd go out back with the dog and bring them in.
    Bobbie Ann Mason
    American novelist and short story writer
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  • Benigno Aquino III My father offered his life so our democracy could live. My mother devoted her life to nurturing that democracy. I will dedicate my life to making our democracy reach its fullest potential: that of ensuring equality for all. My family has sacrificed much, and I am willing to do this again if necessary.
    Benigno Aquino III
    Filipino politician (1960 - )
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  • Jean Paul Getty My father said: ''You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals.''
    Jean Paul Getty
    American-born British industrialist, founder of Getty Oil Company (1892 - 1976)
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  • Albrecht Durer My father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his wife and family.
    Albrecht Durer
    German painter (1471 - 1528)
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  • Bob Hope My father told me all about the birds and the bees, the liar - I went steady with a woodpecker till I was twenty-one.
    Bob Hope
    American comedian, actor (1903 - 2003)
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  • Bonnie Tyler My father used to tape 'Top of the Pops' for me every Sunday, and I would sit in my bedroom, write down the lyrics of all of my favourite songs, and sing along. I was always singing in my bedroom with a hairbrush.
    Bonnie Tyler
    Welsh singer (1951 - )
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  • Andrew Taylor Still My father was a progressive farmer, and was always ready to lay aside an old plough if he could replace it with one better constructed for its work. All through life, I have ever been ready to buy a better plough.
    Andrew Taylor Still
    American physician and surgeon (1828 - 1917)
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  • Bettie Page My favorite actress of all times is Bette Davis in Dark Victory. I have seen it six or seven times, and I still cry.
    Bettie Page
    American model (1923 - 2008)
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  • Blake Anderson My favorite album of all time is 'In A Major Way.' Look it up, it is a classic!
    Blake Anderson
    American actor, comedian and producer (1984 - )
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  • Barbara Cooney My favorite days were when I had a cold and could stay home from school and draw all day long.
    Barbara Cooney
    American writer and illustrator (1917 - 2000)
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