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  • Edna St. Vincent Millay My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!
    Edna St. Vincent Millay
    American poet (1892 - 1950)
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  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge My case is a species of madness, only that it is a derangement of the Volition, and not of the intellectual faculties.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    English poet and critic (1772 - 1834)
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  • J. Robert Oppenheimer My childhood did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.
    J. Robert Oppenheimer
    American theoretical physicist and professor of physics (1904 - 1967)
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  • Brigitte Nielsen My childhood was really comfortable and secure, but school was a nightmare. I was a lot taller than the other girls and they called me Gitte the giraffe.
    Brigitte Nielsen
    Danish actress, model and singer (1963 - )
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  • Beeban Kidron My children know not to shout before Mummy has warmed herself into something human with her coffee.
    Beeban Kidron
    British filmmaker (1961 - )
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  • Bill Gross My clients don't pay me to feel sorry; they pay me to bring them money. I am tough, but I have a soft side.
    Bill Gross
    American investor, fund manager, and philanthropist (1944 - )
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  • William Shakespeare My crown is in my heart, not on my head, Nor decked with diamonds and Indian stones, Nor to be seen: My crown is called content: A crown it is, that seldom kings enjoy.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • B. B. King My dad died, I think, at 87. So I'll be lucky if I make 87. But in a lot of cases, the younger people live longer than their parents. And they know more. My dad used to tell me he ate the hog from his rooter to his tooter. So do I when I'm not trying to lose weight.
    B. B. King
    American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (1925 - 2015)
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  • Bobby Clarke My dad had an aunt at the turn of the century who died from diabetes, but she was the closest affected relative in my family.
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  • Barry Hannah My dad read history, about a book a day, but only after he retired as a successful bank and insurance man.
    Barry Hannah
    American novelist (1942 - 2010)
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  • Bellamy Young My dad used to say, 'Just be yourself and you'll be fine,' but it's really, really true.
    Bellamy Young
    American actress and singer (1970 - )
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  • Brendan Coyle My dad was a master butcher and I trained to be a butcher when I left school. I didn't enjoy it at the time but I love cooking now, so perhaps I would have been a chef.
    Brendan Coyle
    English-Irish actor (1962 - )
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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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  • Beth Brooke My dad would always say, 'Girl, you've been given gifts. Use them.' And what he meant by that was, 'Don't just be successful. Don't just use your talents for your own success. But make a difference with them. Do something significant.' And when I put those two things together, it just causes me to not accept the status quo.
    Beth Brooke
    American businesswoman and athelete (1959 - )
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  • Bella Thorne My dad would call me his Cuban princess because I had really dark olive skin because I was always in the sun; but I don't really go in the sun anymore, so that is why I am so white.
    Bella Thorne
    American actress, model, singer, and director (1997 - )
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  • Bryce Dallas Howard My dad's more three-dimensional than Opie Taylor or Richie Cunningham. He even has a temper! He's a real person. But some people are disappointed by that.
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    American actress and filmmaker (1981 - )
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  • Bode Miller My daughter's name is Neesyn Dacey but everyone calls her Dacey. Her mom chose Neesyn and I chose Dacey after she was born. The mother is a good friend of mine who I was seeing a while ago. We are no longer together.
    Bode Miller
    American former World Cup alpine ski racer (1977 - )
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  • Beverly Sills My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
    Beverly Sills
    American operatic soprano (1929 - 2007)
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  • Walter Matthau My doctor gave me six months to live but when I couldn't pay the bill, he gave me six months more.
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  • James Thurber My drawings have been described as pre-internationalist, meaning that they were finished before the ideas for them had occurred to me. I shall not argue the point.
    James Thurber
    American cartoonist (1894 - 1961)
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