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I feel that for a lot of my career, I had success, I was adored, but I was also this alien creature. I want to show that I have the skill like any other female model, and I'm asking for the same equal treatment and equal respect as any other female model.

~Andreja Pejic

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When I was a kid, I always had a big thing for Dannii Minogue. Initially I liked Kylie, but I quickly moved on to Dannii. There was always something more alluring about her. I think I actually wrote to her asking if we could meet.

~Andrew Buchan

Topics: About Actually Alluring Always Asking Big Big Thing Could Had Her Initially Kid Liked Meet More Moved Moved On Quickly Something Thing Think Wrote I Think

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Some people might say, 'Can we afford it?' I think that's asking the wrong question... We should instead be asking, 'Can we really afford not to try?'

~Andrew Lo

Topics: Afford Asking Instead Might People Question Really Say Should Some Some People Think Try Wrong I Think

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People still ask my husband and me which of us is the mom - which, as one lesbian friend pointed out to me, is like asking which chopstick is the fork. This pressure on us to embody normative traditions can be paralysing.

~Andrew Solomon

Topics: Ask Asking Embody Fork Friend Husband Lesbian Like Me Mom Out People Pointed Pressure Still Traditions Us Which

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Asking the government to fix our economy is like asking an editor to fix a movie, but in this case, the editor's not even of one mind.

~Andrew Yang

Topics: Asking Case Economy Editor Even Fix Government Like Mind Movie Our

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I was homeless for almost a year and a half, just living in my car or bouncing around peoples' houses, going to 7-Eleven at the end of the day and asking them for the taquitos that they were going to throw out because I hadn't eaten in two days.

~Andy Biersack

Topics: Almost Around Asking Because Bouncing Car Day Days Eaten End End Of The Day Going Half Homeless Houses Just Just Living Living Out People Them Throw Two Were Year

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Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to follow us to places we ourselves have never been.

~Andy Stanley

Topics: About Asking Been Challenge Follow Journey Leadership Most Never Ourselves People Places Taking Time Us

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When I was in the group homes, I saw some of the kids being moved into foster homes with the potential for adoption. I remember well asking a social worker if I could find a home, too. I was told I was 'too old' and 'no one wants to adopt a 16-year-old.' I felt hopeless and alone.

~Angela Featherstone

Topics: Adopt Adoption Alone Asking Being Could Felt Find Foster Group Home Homes Hopeless If I Could Kids Moved Old Potential Remember Saw Social Some Too Wants Well Worker I Remember

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The problem is, of course, that these interest groups are all asking for changes, but their enthusiasm for change rapidly disappears when it affects the core of their own interests.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Affects Asking Change Changes Core Course Disappears Enthusiasm Groups Interest Interests Own Problem Rapidly

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There's people constantly asking you for something on set, so the multi-tasking of motherhood transfers very well to being a director. And I think you're compassionate.

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: Asking Being Compassionate Constantly Director Motherhood People Set Something Think Transfer Very Well You I Think

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