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Blaise Pascal Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher
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"That which makes us go so far for love is that we never think that we might have need of anything besides that which we love."

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Blake Shelton Singer, Songwriter
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"What you need to know about me is that I always just wanted to be a country singer. I didn't choose the path of television or being on magazine covers."

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Bob Dylan Singer-songwriter
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"If you're looking to get silly, you better go back to from where you came. because the cops don't need you and man they expect the same."

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Bob Dylan Singer-songwriter
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"They're selling postcards of the hanging They're painting the passports brown The beauty parlor is filled with sailors The circus is in town Here comes the blind commissioner They've got him in a trance One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker The other is in his pants And the riot squad they're restless They need somewhere to go As Lady and I look out tonight From Desolation Row."

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Bob Harper Fitness Trainer
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"You can't be a parent and say, 'I need you to be more active and I need you to eat right,' when you're still choosing to have poor eating habits."

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Bob Harper Fitness Trainer
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"By default I am the good parent. I've used my own personal experience. I came from a world where I was in need and starving for the good parent, so it's like I'm bringing my own persona issues into that. I am the parent that I always wanted to have; that's how I look at my role."

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Brian Tracy Author, Speaker
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"Success is not necessarily determined by material possessions or accomplishments. You can enjoy success simply by reaching the point where you are perfectly content with your life in every respect and you feel no dissatisfaction or pressing need for anything else. In this sense, you can be a success sitting by yourself in a quiet place contemplating the world."

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Bruce Springsteen Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"I can get onstage and cut that off and be superinstinctive. To be a good live performer, you have to be instinctive. It's like, to walk in the jungle, or to do anything where there's a certain tightrope wire aspect you need to be instinctive. And you have to be comfortable at it also."

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Bruce Springsteen Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you can get yourself in trouble because basically the world is set open for you. People will say yes to anything you ask, so it's basically down to you and what you want or need."

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Bryan Fuller Writer, Producer
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"I'm probably harder on myself than I need to be, but it's important to me if I'm going to ask an audience for an hour of their time that I don't waste their time. I want to give them something significant to chew on."

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Bubba Watson Professional Golfer
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"I'm as good as I can be right now, i don't see anything that I need to really change or do differently. I'm on top of my game."

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Brené Brown Researcher, author, speaker
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"Then I tell my own story. The two things that people really need to transform is language to understand their experience and to know they're not alone. It's the combination of the researcher-storyteller part."

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