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Lady Gaga Singer, Actress
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"I feel like if you're a really good human being, you can try to find something beautiful in every single person, no matter what."

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J. C. Watts Politician
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"Having a Republican candidate speak at the NAACP convention is like trying to build a house starting at the roof. If you don't have a foundation, the roof isn't going to stand."

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Nas Rapper, Songwriter
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"I'm just flowing through, when I see things, I talk about 'em. And it's cool. I don't want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it. I'm not perfect, and I'm just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time."

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Fyodor Dostoevsky Novelist, Philosopher
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"To study the meaning of man and of life — I am making significant progress here. I have faith in myself. Man is a mystery: if you spend your entire life trying to puzzle it out, then do not say that you have wasted your time. I occupy myself with this mystery, because I want to be a man."

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Ernest Holmes Writer
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"Stop trying, stop struggling; begin to be calm, to trust in the higher laws of life, even though you do not see them; they are still there."

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Russell Wilson American Football Player
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"My height doesn't define my skill set. To be a great quarterback, you have to have great leadership, great attention to detail and a relentless competitive nature - and I try to bring that on a daily basis."

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Douglas Adams Writer, Humorist
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"If you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else."

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Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist
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"Software suppliers are trying to make their software packages more 'user-friendly'... Their best approach so far has been to take all the old brochures and stamp the words 'user-friendly' on the cover."

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Bruce Dickinson Musician, Author, Pilot
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"We're better than Metallica. We're better musicians, better players. Put it this way, they can try to walk onstage after an Iron Maiden show if they want."

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Ang Lee Director, Producer
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"When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left."

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Jimmy Dean Country Music Singer, Actor, Television Host
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"You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it."

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