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I like America; I enjoy being there. Some people can't stand the insincerity - I love the waiter asking me how my day has been, the can-do culture there. I love the fact that again, you are visible in America. You turn the TV on, there are black politicians, black policemen, black soldiers.

~David Harewood

Topics: Again America Asking Been Being Being There Black Culture Day Enjoy Fact How Insincerity Like Love Me People Policemen Politicians Soldiers Some Some People Stand Turn Tv Visible Waiter You I Love

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I remember being in New Orleans after Katrina hearing people calling, 'Help me,' and wanting to slide down in the seat of my car because it felt like I was invading their suffering. But I also know that our being there gave them a voice.

~David Muir

Topics: After Also Because Being Being There Calling Car Down Felt Gave Hearing Help Invading Katrina Know Like Me New New Orleans Orleans Our People Remember Seat Slide Suffering Them Voice Wanting I Remember

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If you're a wrestling fan, and you watch it on TV, that's great, but there's nothing quite like being there live.

~Dean Ambrose

Topics: Being Being There Fan Great Like Live Nothing Quite Tv Watch Wrestling You

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The New York theater community didn't like being invaded by reality stars - they still don't - but I got in there and auditioned just like everybody else. They hired me for 'Hairspray' to help sell tickets for a few weeks, but I ended up being there much longer than originally planned and started to carve a niche for myself.

~Diana Degarmo

Topics: Being Being There Carve Community Else Ended Everybody Everybody Else Few Got Hairspray Help Hired Invaded Just Like Longer Me Much Myself New New York Niche Originally Planned Reality Sell Stars Started Still Than Theater Tickets Up Weeks York

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You know, me winning two gold medals, going for a third one, that's nice. But being there with Mark and my sister, and my brother being the coach, it's a dream come true. It's going to be awesome.

~Diana Lopez

Topics: Awesome Being Being There Brother Coach Come Dream Going Gold Know Mark Me Medals Nice Sister Third True Two Winning You

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As a writer, it's a great narrative tool to have that character who is slightly detached but at the same time observant of his reality, because I think that's pretty much what being a writer is - being there, watching and internalizing.

~Dinaw Mengestu

Topics: Because Being Being There Character Detached Great His Much Narrative Observant Pretty Reality Same Same Time Slightly Think Time Tool Watching Who Writer I Think

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Learning can take place in the backyard if there is a human being there who cares about the child. Before learning computers, children should learn to read first. They should sit around the dinner table and hear what their parents have to say and think.

~Dixie Carter

Topics: About Around Backyard Before Being Being There Cares Child Children Computers Dinner Dinner Table First Hear Human Human Being Learn Learning Parents Place Read Say Should Sit Table Take Think Who Who Cares

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When you wash your hands, when you make a cup of coffee, when you're waiting for the elevator - instead of indulging in thinking, these are all opportunities for being there as a still, alert presence.

~Eckhart Tolle

Topics: Alert Being Being There Coffee Cup Elevator Hands Instead Make Opportunities Presence Still Thinking Waiting Wash You Your

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We were shooting 'Hot Fuzz' in my hometown of Wells, Somerset, and I remember looking at the dailies and going, 'Wait, there's a Starbucks in the shot. I don't remember that being there!' We had to digitally remove it; the same thing happened with a McDonald's in another scene. I had this sensation of, 'What's going on here? Where am I?'

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Am Another Being Being There Going Had Happened Here Hometown Hot Looking Mcdonald Remember Remove Same Same Thing Scene Sensation Shooting Shot Starbucks Thing Wait Were Where I Remember

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Is it a surprise that into the vessel, in which the mercury has no inclination and no repugnance, not even the slightest, to being there, it should enter and should rise in a column high enough to make equilibrium with the weight of the external air which forces it up?

~Evangelista Torricelli

Topics: Air Being Being There Column Enough Enter Equilibrium Even External Forces High Inclination Make Mercury Rise Should Slightest Surprise Up Vessel Weight Which

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