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Zadie Smith Novelist, Essayist
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"You say you want to talk, But you don't . You stonewall me."

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Zadie Smith Novelist, Essayist
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"(Feedback) People become addicted to it. That’s why journalism is so popular, because you want to hear, every day, what people think of what you just wrote. I think a little patience on that front can be good, too."

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Zendaya Actress, Singer, Model
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"We have to build the country that we want to see our future children and grandchildren live in."

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Zendaya Actress, Singer, Model
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"I like playing with fashion and bending the "rules," or what was "rules" - there are no rules anymore, you know? Fashion is way bigger than that and it's about wearing what you want and wearing what makes you feel comfortable and what makes you feel confident."

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Zendaya Actress, Singer, Model
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"When I'm on a red carpet I want somebody to feel something when they look at what I'm wearing, when they look at the entire ensemble, whether it be nostalgia or excitement, you know?"

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Zendaya Actress, Singer, Model
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"I want a lot of young people to see me in my working environment. I want them to see me being a good person while also running a business. I want young people to aspire to that."

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"When I read the script, I said to one of the producers, "I know you probably want Jonathan Harker really fluffy, but I'm not gonna do that. It needs to be a mask. There needs to be a duel between Harker and Dracula.""

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Oliver Stone Filmmaker, Screenwriter
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"Gore Vidal said "Nixon is us, we are Nixon." I think we have to acknowledge that combination of idealism and sleaze; we want to be better than we are, and we sometimes don't face up to the real questions."

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Olivia Newton-John Singer, Actress
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"John [Travolta] and I have remained very close friends ever since we did Grease. When I was told that "You're the One That I Want" was named the #1 duet in history and, during a text chat with John letting him know he said "we should record a Christmas song." Of course I said yes."

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Olivia Wilde Actress, Producer, Director
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"Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy."

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Olivia Wilde Actress, Producer, Director
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"My life is about politics, a lot of about music, and a lot about things other than acting. I like traveling the world. But, what makes me want to stay in this business and keep doing this are movies when it's a true labor of love."

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"I've been popular and unpopular successful and unsuccessful loved and loathed and I know how meaningless it all is. Therefore I feel free to take whatever risks I want."

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