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  • Alfred P. Sloan I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way.
    Alfred P. Sloan
    American businessman (1875 - 1966)
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  • Tim Robbins I grew up in New York, and I have that in me, that be-honest-at-all-costs, don't b.s. me attitude. I say, ''If you've got something to say about me, say it to my face. And then we'll either talk about it or fight about it.''
    Tim Robbins
    American actor (1958 - )
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  • Antony Hewish I grew up in Newquay, on the Atlantic coast and there developed a love of the sea and boats.
    Antony Hewish
    British radio astronomer (1924 - )
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  • Al Sharpton I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
    Al Sharpton
    American civil rights activist, Baptist minister and talk show host (1954 - )
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  • Salman Rushdie I grew up kissing books and bread.
    Is nothing sacred? (1990)
    Salman Rushdie
    Engels writer (1947 - )
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  • Grant Hill I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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  • Bryan White I grew up with all kinds of music, but my heart was particularly drawn to Country Music because of the guitar playing, the lyrics and of artists like Steve Warner and Vince Gill.
    Bryan White
    American country music singer and songwriter (1974 - )
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  • Bryan White I grew up with all kinds ofmusic, but my heart was particularly drawn to Country Music because of the guitar playing, the lyrics and of artists like Steve Warner and Vince Gill.
    Bryan White
    American country music singer and songwriter (1974 - )
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  • Thomas Carlyle I grow daily to honor facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing - a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • John McCain I guarantee you, as president of the United States, I know how to heal the wounds of war, I know how to deal with our adversaries, and I know how to deal with our friends.
    John McCain
    American politician (1936 - 2018)
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  • Peter Gabriel I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old.
    Peter Gabriel
    British musician, composer and songwriter (born 1950) (1950 - )
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  • Ann Druyan I guess I so desperately want to see us put this planet right. It's so horrifying to me that a fifth of us are starving every night, and that forty thousand children die every single day.
    Ann Druyan
    American writer (1949 - )
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  • Bruce Bennett I guess the one thing I really learned from participating in sports was to just never say no, never stop trying, and to always believe that you can do better than the next fellow. I tried to follow this throughout my life, but I always tried to be respectful about it.
    As quoted in an interview with Marc Blau (2004)
    Bruce Bennett
    American actor (1906 - 2007)
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  • Bill Cosby I guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same reason that Napoleon had for invading Russia: it seemed like a good idea at the time.
    Bill Cosby on Fatherhood
    Bill Cosby
    American actor, comedian, producer (1937 - )
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  • Andrew Lloyd Webber I guess the thing is that we remained huge friends after the original Phantom movie, when we decided it wouldn't take place and we just saw each other socially over the years so we were friends.
    Andrew Lloyd Webber
    English composer and impresario (1948 - )
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  • Hanif Kureishi I guess writing is a kind of therapy in the sense that there are things you need to say and you say them, and better out than in.
    Hanif Kureishi
    British playwright, filmmaker and novelist (1954 - )
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  • Ace Frehley I had a feeling it was gonna work out because not only did I enjoy the music and hit it off with the guys, but I was into theatrical rock and was willing to wear makeup and do anything to make it.
    Ace Frehley
    American musician and songwriter (1951 - )
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  • Adam Faith I had a financial page to write in the Mail on Sunday where I'd give tips on shares. I worked there for two and a half years. Nothing compares to the burst of energy felt on a newsroom floor when a big story breaks.
    Adam Faith
    English teen idol, singer, actor and financial journalist (1940 - 2003)
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  • Albert Ellis I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn't love them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression.
    Albert Ellis
    American psychologist (1913 - 2007)
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  • Brock Lesnar I had a great run with WWE. WWE gave me great visibility. I met my wife there, and I got paid a lot of money; it was just my time to go. I sensed it. I was smart enough to leave. That's the bottom line.
    Brock Lesnar
    American professional wrestler (1977 - )
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