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It is peoples' fantasies of what is true that is so extraordinary. That that we were born and that we face eternal extinction after death is an extraordinary fantasy.

~Brian Perkins

Topics: After Born Death Eternal Extinction Extraordinary Face Fantasies Fantasy People True Were

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The orphan in children's literature allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family, every intelligent child thinks: 'How did I come to be born to these parents?' - it is about finding your place in the world.

~Brian Selznick

Topics: About Born Child Children Come Did Every Family Finding Forward Happy How However Intelligent Literature Move Orphan Parents Place Protagonist Story Themselves Think Thinks World Your I Think

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I was raised on jazz. My father, from the time I was born, used to get up early on Saturdays and Sundays and put on Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Kenny Burrell, Sarah Vaughn, John Coltrane - all these great, classic albums.

~Brian Stokes Mitchell

Topics: Albums Born Classic Coltrane Count Duke Early Father Get Great Jazz John John Coltrane Kenny Put Raised Sarah Sundays Time Up Used I Was Raised I Was Born

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My sisters were teenagers when I was born, so the last thing they wanted was a little nappy-headed boy running around. I would imitate them or copy things off TV.

~Brian Tyree Henry

Topics: Around Born Boy Copy Imitate Last Little Off Running Sisters Teenagers Them Thing Things Tv Wanted Were Would I Was Born

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I was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, which is where J. Cole is from. I went up to Washington, D.C., where my mother moved, to stay with her, and then moved back to North Carolina to finish junior high and high school.

~Brian Tyree Henry

Topics: Back Born Carolina Finish Her High High School Junior Junior High Mother Moved North North Carolina School Stay Then Up Washington Where Which I Was Born

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I was born in Sacramento but moved to Los Angeles with my mom and my little sister when I was seven.

~Brie Larson

Topics: Angeles Born Little Los Los Angeles Mom Moved Seven Sister I Was Born

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I think I was born with a natural way of looking at something and trying to find the ways in which it was odd or funny, Even in the sad or angry stuff, I was, 'Well, but where is the funny part of this?'

~Briga Heelan

Topics: Angry Born Even Find Funny Looking Natural Natural Way Odd Part Sad Something Stuff Think Trying Way Ways Well Where Which I Think I Was Born

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On the flight over to the Gulf of Mexico, I wondered about how they say you can never go home again, but maybe an equally expensive reality is how many people, regardless of how many years or miles they put between themselves and where they were born, are never truly able to leave home.

~Brin-Jonathan Butler

Topics: Able About Again Between Born Equally Expensive Flight Go Go Home Gulf Home How How Many People Leave Many Maybe Mexico Miles Never Over People Put Reality Regardless Say Themselves They Say Truly Were Where Wondered Years You

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Our emphasis on political coverage from the day we were born here was well-founded, and we believe there were opportunities there that we could do it in a more interesting, appealing and balanced way.

~Brit Hume

Topics: Appealing Balanced Believe Born Could Coverage Day Emphasis Here Interesting More Opportunities Our Political Way Were

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I suffered from post-natal depression after Rowan was born. I had a healthy, beautiful baby girl and I couldn't look at her. I couldn't hold her, smile at her. All I wanted was to disappear and die.

~Brooke Shields

Topics: After Baby Beautiful Born Depression Die Disappear Girl Had Healthy Her Hold Look Smile Suffered Wanted

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