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Bear Bryant Football Coach
People

"Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right."

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Adam Baldwin Actor
People

"It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man."

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Adam Cole Professional Wrestler
People

"We slowly work on getting more markets. We slowly work on building relationships. And over time once we gain people's trust and they see what we do and they see what we deliver each and every show, more and more people are interested in jumping on the Ring Of Honour train. I definitely think the success will continue."

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Adam Garcia Actor, Dancer
People

"People do more important jobs than acting in film that should be recognised, but for some reason it's big money, so people are elevated in status. If I was a bus driver, I'm sure you wouldn't be interviewing me."

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People

"I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live in a quiet place. I do not live as a hermit, though other people would prefer it if I did."

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Daniel Gilbert Businessman
People

"Everyone who has observed human behavior for more than thirty continuous seconds seems to have noticed that people are strongly, perhaps even primarily, perhaps even single-mindedly, motivated to feel happy."

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Daniel Gilbert Businessman
People

"Research suggests that people are typically unaware of the reasons why they are doing what they are doing, but when asked for a reason, they readily supply one."

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Daniel Kahneman Psychologist, Nobel Laureate
People

"There is a huge wave of interest in happiness among researchers. There is a lot of happiness coaching. Everybody would like to make people happier."

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Daniel Keys Moran Author, Screenwriter
People

"Our species is on the verge of changes that will fundamentally alter what it means to be human... and we are the people driving that change."

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Bell Hooks Author, Feminist, Social Activist
People

"Young people are cynical about love. Ultimately, cynicism is the great mask of the disappointed and betrayed heart."

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Ben Barnes Actor
People

"When you're doing a film, people are always telling you exactly what to do. Literally, your own decisions are taken away from you."

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Adam Reed Animator
People

"Probably I'm more of a fan of the literary references than the pop-culture references. But I do go to the pop-culture well quite frequently because people, I think, are sort of inherently ready to laugh at that. It's a free laugh almost. Usually, everybody gets it."

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