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I'd like to go on a hardcore safari in Africa, something off the beaten track with anti-poaching people and camping out in the savannah.

~Dominic Monaghan

Topics: Africa Beaten Camping Go Hardcore Like Off Out People Savannah Something Track

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I was dyslexic and uneducated and left school at 14. I grew up in Finsbury Park, which was a pretty bad place where you had to fight and be beaten. It was just a constant roundabout of violence.

~Don Mccullin

Topics: Bad Beaten Constant Dyslexic Fight Grew Had Just Left Park Place Pretty School Uneducated Up Violence Where Which You

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I grew up in the once segregated South. I experienced forced integration during my formative school years. I lived the sacrifices, burdens, and tears. I also lived the moments of understanding, of acknowledgment, of fellowship and success. I saw my parents and grandparents coming home beaten down - and some of my friends beaten up.

~Donna Brazile

Topics: Acknowledgment Also Beaten Burdens Coming Coming Home Down Experienced Fellowship Forced Formative Friends Grandparents Grew Home Integration Lived Moments Once Parents Sacrifices Saw School Segregated Some South Success Tears Understanding Up Years

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I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I was working, my friends were all adults. I had a tough time going to different schools because people knew me from films and I was the fat child who got beaten up every day.

~Drew Barrymore

Topics: Adult Beaten Because Child Day Different Every Every Day Everything Family Fat Films Friends Going Got Grew Had Knew Me Much Multifaceted Open Oriented People Pretty Schools Sexually Time Tough Tough Time Up Were Who Working

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I've had a hip replacement, I've beaten cancer, I had my hand operation, and I stopped drinking. Something inside of me just went, 'I'm done.'

~Eddie Van Halen

Topics: Beaten Cancer Done Drinking Had Hand Hip Inside Just Me Operation Replacement Something Stopped

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I don't have high expectations anymore. Maybe they've just been beaten out of me.

~Elisabeth Shue

Topics: Anymore Beaten Been Expectations High High Expectations Just Maybe Me Out

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I have no ability or interest to play that weak, beaten person.

~Elizabeth Marvel

Topics: Ability Beaten Interest Person Play Weak

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'Kimmy' first and foremost is a show about a woman overcoming the odds. I think that they write the show in a way that you're not beaten over the head with it, but showing and not telling. I think that's really powerful.

~Ellie Kemper

Topics: About Beaten First Foremost Head Odds Over Overcoming Powerful Really Show Showing Telling Think Way Woman Write You I Think

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The Middle East that Obama inherited in 2009 was largely at peace, for the surge in Iraq had beaten down the al Qaeda-linked groups. U.S. relations with traditional allies in the Gulf, Jordan, Israel and Egypt were very good. Iran was contained, its Revolutionary Guard forces at home.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Al Allies Beaten Contained Down East Egypt Forces Good Groups Guard Gulf Had Home Inherited Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Largely Middle Middle East Obama Peace Relations Revolutionary Surge Traditional Very Were

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I had a brilliant trip to Mexico with my friend Ellie during my gap year. We thought we were being really cool and going off the beaten track while all our friends went to Thailand and Australia. The first beachside bar we walked into - there were two girls from my sixth form in there.

~Emily Berrington

Topics: Australia Bar Beaten Being Brilliant Cool First Form Friend Friends Gap Girl Going Had Mexico My Friend Off Our Really Sixth Thailand Thought Track Trip Two Walked Were While Year

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