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Hugh Grant Actor
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"When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next."

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Hugo Chavez Politician
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"The imperialist, genocidal, fascist attitude of the U.S. president has no limits. I think Hitler would be like a suckling baby next to George W. Bush."

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Hunter S. Thompson Journalist, Author
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"I'm doing an introduction for one of Ralph's [Steadman] books. He's doing something called Gonzo, the Art I think he's stealing from me. I like Steadman and his coattail abilities. Ralph is better at business than I am. He has always managed to get free whiskey."

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Lou Reed Musician, Songwriter
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"I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts."

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Louise Wilson Fashion Designer
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"I think the problem is that fashion has become too fashionable. For years, fashion wasn't fashionable. Today fashion is so fashionable that it's almost embarrassing to say you're part of fashion. All the parodies of it. All the dreadful magazines. That has destroyed it as well, because everybody thinks fashion is attainable."

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Louise Wilson Fashion Designer
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"Don't crave fame, do what you do and just apply. I don't think many of them here today are that interested in fashion. Perhaps it's because there's not much going on. No punk, no reaction to something. I think we are in a waiting period."

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Lucy Walker Artist
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"The world of extreme sports is also one of the big businesses. Kids might think that snowboarding is the ultimate freedom, but this freedom is being marketed to them by commercial sponsors."

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Ludwig Wittgenstein Philosopher
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"Think of words as instruments characterized by their use, and then think of the use of a hammer, the use of a chisel, the use of a square, of a glue pot, and of the glue."

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Martin Starr Actor
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"I’m a nudist by trade and hobby. I grew up in LA and I’ve been fortunate enough to be doing this for a great deal of years; if someone is thinking of me as they’re writing something I take it as a huge compliment and hope that it’s an interesting character at least."

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Quentin Blake Illustrator
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"I think it is the fact that birds are two-legged, like us, which gives them something of our balance and gesture and makes them nearer to us."

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Pablo Picasso Painter, Sculptor
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"He was an Afghan Hound name Kabul. Since him I have had other Afghan Hounds.... Perhaps I am looking for his ghost. He is the only one that I sometimes think about. Often, if he comes in to my mind when I am working, it alters what I do. The nose on the face I am drawing gets longer and sharper. The hair of the woman I am sketching gets longer and fluffy, resting against her cheeks like his ears rested against his head."

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