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I tried a few grad school programs because I didn't know how to make it... Eventually, I was desperate for a job, and there was a new newspaper opening up in Washington, D.C., called 'The Hill.' Even though my interest in politics wasn't huge, they gave me a job as a copy editor.

~David Grann

Topics: Because Copy Desperate Editor Even Eventually Few Gave Grad Grad School Hill How Huge Interest Job Know Make Me New Newspaper Opening Politics Programs School Though Tried Up Washington I Tried

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Over the years, HIV/AIDS activists and their allies have been pioneers in creating new frontiers in the medical establishment. Through their efforts, the FDA drug approval procedures were reformed so promising new therapies could reach desperate patients quicker.

~David Mixner

Topics: Activists Allies Approval Been Could Creating Desperate Efforts Establishment Frontiers Medical New Over Patients Pioneers Procedures Promising Quicker Reach Reformed Through Were Years Fda

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The agency was desperate to get started with the commercials in 1976, but I was working on Star Wars.

~David Prowse

Topics: Agency Commercials Desperate Get Star Star Wars Started Wars Working

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Deep inside, I am desperate to do comedy.

~David Suchet

Topics: Am Comedy Deep Deep Inside Desperate Inside I Am

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I believe that human beings are desperate, always, to belong to something larger than themselves.

~David Whyte

Topics: Always Beings Believe Belong Desperate Human Human Beings Larger Something Than Themselves I Believe I Believe That

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The Islamic State does not want us to open our doors to their refugees. It wants them to be hopeless and desperate. It does not want us to enjoy ourselves with our families and friends in bars and concert halls, stadiums and restaurants. It wants us to huddle in our houses, within our own social groups, and close our doors in fear.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Bars Close Concert Desperate Does Doors Enjoy Families Fear Friends Groups Halls Hopeless Houses Islamic Open Our Ourselves Own Refugees Restaurants Social Stadiums State Them Us Want Wants Within

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Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage. Courage is the most desperate, admirable and noble kind of love.

~Delmore Schwartz

Topics: Admirable Courage Dangerous Desperate Difficult Form Kind Love Love Is Most Noble

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I'm not desperate but I know that some day I'll be the coach again of some team.

~Diego Maradona

Topics: Again Coach Day Desperate Know Some Team

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I hated singing, I hated being on stage; I hated being in the Cranberries. I was constantly crying. I was going insane. I wanted to be a shopkeeper, a hairdresser, anything. I was so desperate to have a reality, friends, a regular, boring life. I missed that.

~Dolores O'Riordan

Topics: Anything Being Boring Constantly Crying Desperate Friends Going Hairdresser Hated Insane Life Missed Reality Regular Singing Stage Wanted

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I think mortality makes you live a fuller existence. When I was a kid I was scared of death, and maybe that's what made me desperate to get the most out of life.

~Dolph Lundgren

Topics: Death Desperate Existence Fuller Get Kid Life Live Made Makes Maybe Me Mortality Most Out Scared Think You I Think

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