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If in 1989 I said, 'I have an idea: Bottle water and sell it. And charge more than a beer,' they would have chased me around with a giant butterfly net. The same with paying to watch a television station.

~Adam Carolla

Topics: Around Beer Bottle Butterfly Charge Chased Giant Idea Me More Net Paying Said Same Sell Station Television Than Watch Water Would

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When you take the world record, a lot of people are going to go out there to get you, really. I kind of enjoy that. I like being chased.

~Adam Peaty

Topics: Being Chased Enjoy Get Go Going Kind Like Lot Out People Really Record Take World World Record You

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I'm not Elvis. I don't get chased by paparazzi.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Chased Elvis Get Paparazzi

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The absence of men in the household has caused people to not know how to respond to authority with respect. There's a major problem with the patriarchs having been chased out of the house.

~Alveda King

Topics: Absence Authority Been Caused Chased Having House Household How Know Major Major Problem Men Out People Problem Respect Respond

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In 'The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow,' part of the 'Dear America' series, I took my childhood bravery and stubbornness and put that at the core of the Navajo girl, Sarah Nita. It helped me to identify with her survival and to write about her courageous journey and that of her people.

~Ann Turner

Topics: About America Away Bravery Chased Childhood Core Courageous Dear Girl Helped Her Identify Journey Me Part People Put Sarah Series Sorrow Stubbornness Survival Took Who Write

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In 2012, a five-year-old girl in Shandong province described to me how ten officials had chased her six-months-pregnant mother through the fields to prevent the birth of the family's second child, a boy. She died during the procedure.

~Barbara Demick

Topics: Birth Boy Chased Child Died Family Fields Girl Had Her How Me Mother Officials Prevent Procedure Province Second She Ten Through

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In the beginning of my career, I wanted to be chased by girls more than anything - that's why I got the guitar. By the time we were in ABBA, the music was the only important thing.

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

Topics: Abba Anything Beginning By The Time Career Chased Girl Got Guitar Important Important Thing In The Beginning More More Than Anything Music Only Than Thing Time Wanted Were Why

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Sometime you go out and you wonder why these people are standing in the rain, and then you realize that years ago you were a fan, too. I, too, was chased by cops for watching my favourite celebrities.

~Boman Irani

Topics: Celebrities Chased Cops Fan Favourite Go Out People Rain Realize Sometime Standing Then Too Watching Were Why Wonder Years Years Ago You

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At 16, I walked around knowing I'd get chased and attacked for dressing a certain way - I felt I had an undeniable right to be who I wanted to be. My father said to hit them back, but I was never much good at that. So I developed a big mouth instead of a quick right hook.

~Boy George

Topics: Around Attacked Back Big Big Mouth Certain Certain Way Chased Developed Dressing Father Felt Get Good Had Hit Hook Instead Knowing Mouth Much Never Quick Right Said Them Undeniable Walked Wanted Way Who

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You can be chased home or hit or called names or spit on, and it's over. You have the memory of it, but it's very different from the emotional and psychological experience of feeling invisible, of not learning the confidence to stand up in class and speak.

~Chirlane Mccray

Topics: Chased Class Confidence Different Emotional Experience Feeling Hit Home Invisible Learning Memory Names Over Psychological Speak Spit Stand Stand Up Up Very You

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