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Khaled Hosseini Author, Physician
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"She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'why?,' and she said, 'Because I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.' I asked her why and she said, 'They only let you be this happy if they're preparing to take something from you."

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"Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it." "No, actually it isn't," said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite short."

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Al Davis Football Coach, Executive
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"They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want."

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Allen Iverson Basketball Player
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"I went through what I went through because God said go through it"

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
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"But I got this far, didn’t I?” he said slowly. “They thought I’d die in the attempt, but I’m here . . . and you’re in my power. . . . I’m the one with the wand. . . . you’re at my mercy. . ."

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Nas Rapper, Songwriter
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"Life is short is what some niggaz said; not if you measure life - by how one lives and what he did."

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