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Cynthia Carroll Business Executive
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"You need mentors, people with that desire to support women and the vision to have more. We have that in Anglo American in a big way."

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Conan O'Brien Television Host, Comedian
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"President Obama says he will not support a healthcare plan where the government gets to decide whether to, quote, 'pull the plug on Grandma.' Apparently, Obama's plan calls for the much quicker pillow option."

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Chris Johnson Athlete
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"Nobody's perfect and I don't want to try and portray that but I'm genuinely doing the best I can out here; trying to support my family the best that I can, trying to make them proud and happy and everybody having the best life they can live. I'm trying to provide a better life for them than I had."

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Chris Burke Actor
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"To have my fan club. I am very proud of doing everything. I try to support my parents, friends and fans. I am also proud of my performing in the visual arts, and motion television."

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Bertrand Russell Philosopher, Mathematician
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"Uncertainty in the pressure of vivid hopes and fears is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of comforting fairy tales."

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"I'm always thinking about women, and what we need to hear. It's difficult being a woman. It's so much pressure, and we need that support sometimes and we need that escape sometimes."

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Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist
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"The phenomenal generosity of the United States in its aid budget towards health issues is the best in the world. You can look at that broadly, you can look at it in terms of HIV, the PEPFAR money which came together in a Republican administration with bipartisan support."

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Bram Cohen Software Developer
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"My favorite language for maintainability is Python. It has simple, clean syntax, object encapsulation, good library support, and optional named parameters."

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Albert Einstein Physicist
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"For scientific endeavor is a natural whole the parts of which mutually support one another in a way which, to be sure, no one can anticipate."

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Albert Schweitzer Philosopher, Theologian
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"It is not enough to merely exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough to live and support my family. I do my work well. I'm a good parent.' That's all very well. But you must do something more."

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Amos Lee Musician
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"Country artists have advantages all over the place. The radio support is incredible. The fanbase is rabid, all over."

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Amy Dickinson Columnist, Author
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"You should not be hovering in the background, inflating the drama. Simply envelop him in love and affection and let him know that you will support his efforts, whatever they are."

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Andrew Weil Author
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"The usual justification for eating extra meals is that it keeps the metabolism "revved up" so that weight loss is easier. There is, however, very little hard evidence that supports this idea, and a fair amount that disputes it."

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Ang Lee Director, Producer
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"So there was one point I thought I was gonna lose it, but once I get on something I have to finish it; I just kept persuading them and they turned around. One good thing was the international guys really stood behind this movie, they thought they could support this film. So these guys step up and that's really good, and then they turned around."

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Anne Lamott Author, Essayist
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"I feel incredibly successful. I make a living as a writer and am able to help support a big family, my church, my bleeding-heart causes."

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Anthony Bourdain Chef, Author, Television Personality
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"I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable."

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Ava DuVernay Film Director
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"I just don't think there's a lot of support for the woman's voice in cinema, and it becomes really difficult to raise that money and start again every time."

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