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As a young teenager I looked desperately for things to read that might excuse me or assure me I wasn't the only one, that might confirm an identity I was unhappily piecing together.

~Edmund White

Topics: Assure Confirm Desperately Excuse Identity Looked Me Might Only Read Teenager Things Together Young

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Right now, the Anglo people are desperately trying to hold on to the United States, like they tried to hold on to Africa.

~Edward James Olmos

Topics: Africa Desperately Hold Like Now People Right States Tried Trying United United States

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The Tea Party isolated Mitt Romney from mainstream voters, linking him to a rabid ideology that he could not shake as he desperately tried to move to the middle in the closing weeks of the campaign. Lesson: The loudest voices don't often command the votes needed to win in November.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Campaign Closing Command Could Desperately He Him Ideology Isolated Lesson Linking Loudest Mainstream Middle Mitt Mitt Romney Move Needed November Often Party Rabid Romney Shake Tea Tea Party Tried Voices Voters Votes Weeks Win

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My parents were ballet dancers, and I did a lot of ballet, too, so I think I learned quite early on how to hold my body. Although I do recall desperately wishing I was shorter at school.

~Elizabeth Debicki

Topics: Although Ballet Body Dancers Desperately Did Early Hold How Learned Lot Parents Quite Recall School Think Too Were Wishing I Think

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I think a lot of people who feel as though they desperately want to be married oftentimes simply desperately want to have a wedding.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Desperately Feel Lot Married Oftentimes People Simply Think Though Want Wedding Who I Think

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When a 12-year-old, a 13-year-old, so desperately wants a baby what she's looking for is the kind of unconditional love a child gives a mother and a mother gives a child.

~Ellen Barkin

Topics: Baby Child Desperately Gives Kind Looking Love Mother She Unconditional Unconditional Love Wants

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I do like men and I had, you know, a guy in high school that I wanted to marry desperately. He's the mayor of some small town in Texas. I could be the mayor's wife right now.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Could Desperately Guy Had He High High School Know Like Marry Mayor Men Now Right School Small Small Town Some Texas Town Wanted Wife You

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I've been involved in politics for quite some time. I've held positions, and my experiences are very deep, and I think I have the capacity, the courage, and the character to institute the kinds of reforms that are so desperately needed.

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: Been Capacity Character Courage Deep Desperately Experiences Held Institute Involved Kinds Needed Politics Positions Quite Quite Some Time Reforms Some Think Time Very I Think

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I find the whole concept of being 'sexy' embarrassing and confusing. If I do a photo-shoot, people desperately want to change me - dye my hair blonder, pluck my eyebrows, give me a fringe. Then there's the choice of clothes. I know everyone wants a picture of me in a mini-skirt. But that's not me.

~Emma Watson

Topics: Being Change Choice Clothes Concept Confusing Desperately Dye Embarrassing Everyone Eyebrows Find Fringe Give Give Me Hair Know Me People Picture Pluck Sexy Then Want Wants Whole

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I have had no control over my life. I have lived in a complete bubble. They found me and picked me for the part. And now I'm desperately trying to find my way through it.

~Emma Watson

Topics: Bubble Complete Control Desperately Find Found Had Life Lived Me My Life No Control Now Over Part Picked Through Trying Way

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