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Thomas Frank Author
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"When you take somebody's quote out of context, which happens all the time, nobody's ever going to go and do the research on their own and figure out that you got it wrong."

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"I've never known my real father, and I've never looked for a father figure in a boyfriend, but I suppose I have looked for real father figures in my life - and I've acquired more than one. I certainly couldn't ask for better ones. I love them enormously - and they know that."

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E. J. Hughes Artist
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"The small figures that appear in my paintings are there only because they were there when I was working from nature on my preliminary sketches with pencil."

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Patti Smith Musician
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"That whole thing about masturbating. Most girls, I guess nobody has to tell them, they just figure it out. I had to be told. Some girl actually had to show me a hairbrush and demonstrate exactly what to do. I just never figured that stuff out naturally."

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Demetri Martin Comedian, Actor
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"They say that structure is freedom, and in a sense it is. When you're dealing with multiple constraints, you have to figure out what you can get out of that."

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Cheryl James Rapper, Actress
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"I'm really open to doing music. We just have to figure out what kind of music it's going to be - something where I don't feel compromised."

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