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Carl Lewis Athlete
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"I have no intention of lingering through a season, just to have a chance to be an alternate on a relay. I don't want that."

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Carl Lewis Athlete
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"Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again."

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Carnie Wilson Singer
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"When you love food as much as I do, staying healthy is not easy. I mean, moderation, not deprivation. That's my new way of living. I always want more and that's just my life."

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Bellamy Young Actress
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"Sleep is such a potent, liminal state, and I don't want to drag anything in there that doesn't need to be there."

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Ben Harper Musician, Singer-Songwriter
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"In my life I have been blessed In my life I have been cursed I have lived the best of times I have suffered the worst Do you know which road you're traveling? Do you know where you want to be? With so many roads to travel, There's just one can set you free."

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Ben Harper Musician, Singer-Songwriter
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"You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it"

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