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  • Bobbie Ann Mason It was important for me to understand who I am and where I came from. To get a hold on why I do certain things.
    Bobbie Ann Mason
    American novelist and short story writer
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  • Bethany Hamilton It was Jesus who gave me peace when the shark severed my arm. I trust in Jesus whenever I'm going through a hard time. I see all the beautiful things that have come out of my situation. I'm able to share my story with young girls who have few role models, and I can help others cope with what they have been through.
    Bethany Hamilton
    American professional surfer (1990 - )
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  • Carol Lynley It was strange being an adolescent fantasy for other people. I was so cut off from the real world. I went straight into the movies as a teenybopper, and had a very protracted adolescence myself. I was divorced when I was 20, but I was an adolescent until I was 26. Then I was in Europe, living with this fellow and he kind of helped me out. Told me some things about myself.
    Source: Interview by Roger Ebert, December 4, 1972
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  • Bipasha Basu It was Vikram Bhatt and 'Raaz' that got me interested in the medium of cinema. Before that, I was like any other youngster dabbling with various things - modelling, films - without a definite direction or focus. Now that I'm working with all of them, life has come full circle for me.
    Bipasha Basu
    Indian film actress and model (1979 - )
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  • Scott O'Grady It wasn't the reward that mattered or the recognition you might harvest. It was your depth of commitment, your quality of service, the product of your devotion - these were the things that counted in a life. When you gave purely, the honor came in the giving, and that was honor enough.
    Scott O'Grady
     
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  • Heraclitus It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish.
    Heraclitus
    Greek philosopher (540 - 480)
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  • Antoine Fuqua It's a dumb question, because I don't look at things as a black director, just as a director, so ask me as a director first and we can segue into the colour thing later.
    Antoine Fuqua
    American film director and producer (1966 - )
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  • Anne Sullivan It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things.
    Anne Sullivan
    American teacher (1866 - 1936)
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  • Bryan White It's almost scary how good things are right now. I've been engaged now for about a year, and it's the first time anything like that has happened to me.
    Bryan White
    American country music singer and songwriter (1974 - )
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  • Carol Ann Duffy It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal.
    Carol Ann Duffy
    British poet and playwright (1955 - )
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  • Carlisle Floyd It's amazing how fast generations lose sight of other generations. One of the first things the young composers who come to work with me say is that they want to write music people will like, instead of gaining their credentials by being rejected by the audience.
    Carlisle Floyd
    American opera composer
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  • Aaron Spelling It's been a straight strip, I must tell you, I've enjoyed it all the way. If I'm saying things to make it sound like it's hard, hard work, it's not. It's beautiful work. It's fun work. It's everything you'd ever want to do
    Aaron Spelling
    American film and television (1923 - 2006)
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  • Bradley Cooper It's beyond my control who's going to cast me or how you're going to pigeonholed, so for me, it's just I want to keep doing different things because I want to get better, so hopefully I'll be hired to do them.
    Bradley Cooper
    American actor and filmmaker (1975 - )
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  • Brendan Myers It's clear to me that anyone, anywhere, can experience loneliness, isolation, solitude, and estrangement; and most people probably do encounter these things at some point in their lives.
    Brendan Myers
    Canadian philosopher and author (1974 - )
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  • Bethany Hamilton It's easy to look at the things of this world to solve our challenges and obstacles in life, but when we submit our lives to Christ, His grace, mercy, peace and love will bring true fulfillment to our lives.
    Bethany Hamilton
    American professional surfer (1990 - )
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  • Bonnie Bedelia It's hard to think it's important to try out as cheerleader when you're starring on Broadway. But you do kind of miss the things that I now see my children doing. I'm just happy they are not actors. The Valentine's Day dance is really important. Pitching in Little League is very important. And the medals and the scouts are really important.
    Bonnie Bedelia
    American actress (1948 - )
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  • Carson Daly It's important for people to realize I don't want to be the It guy. I want to crawl before I walk. I want to learn about things before I jump into them.
    Carson Daly
    American television host, radio personality and producer (1973 - )
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  • Bell Hooks It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.
    Bell Hooks
    American author, professor, feminist (born G.J.Watkins) (1952 - 2021)
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  • Adam Grant It's ironic that when you go through a tragedy, you appreciate more. You realize how fragile life is and that there are so many things to still be thankful for.
    Adam Grant
    American author and professor (1981 - )
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  • Bret Easton Ellis It's like my characters, all my men are Dad and me in a mess; all my female characters are smart and hopeful, like Mom just trying to make the best of things.
    Bret Easton Ellis
    American author, screenwriter, short-story writer, and director (1964 - )
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