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I think of myself as being Jewish and Irish, despite the fact that I'm English.

~Daniel Radcliffe

Topics: Being Despite English Fact Irish Jewish Myself Think I Think

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As a girl, I used to zip myself into a snowsuit, fall into the deepest snowdrift I could find and sweep my arms and legs into the powder, making snow angels that would crumble within minutes of their genesis. Despite their rapid disappearance, something about these frozen, evanescent angels has stayed with me ever since.

~Danielle Trussoni

Topics: About Angels Arms Could Crumble Deepest Despite Disappearance Ever Fall Find Frozen Genesis Girl Legs Making Me Minutes Myself Powder Rapid Since Snow Something Stayed Sweep Used Within Would Zip

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Studies of social games, puzzle games, and brain-training games have shown they have little effect on the brain despite often being marketed as improving memory and reaction speeds.

~Daphne Bavelier

Topics: Being Brain Despite Effect Games Improving Little Memory Often Puzzle Reaction Shown Social Speeds Studies

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Ballet is a healthy world despite what people might think. There's a perception that ballet dancers are skinny and unhealthy, but that's rubbish. You have to be strong, so eating regularly and healthily is essential.

~Darcey Bussell

Topics: Ballet Be Strong Dancers Despite Eating Essential Healthy Might People Perception Regularly Rubbish Skinny Strong Think Unhealthy World You

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She seems to be having a pretty good time despite her worrying. That's Lily.

~Dashiell Hammett

Topics: Despite Good Good Time Having Her Lily Pretty Pretty Good Seems She Time Worrying

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It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a biological thing. This is why it takes several million sperm cells... to locate a female egg, despite the fact that the egg is, relative to them, the size of Wisconsin.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Ask Biological Cells Despite Directions Egg Fact Female Guys Locate Million Relative Several Size Sperm Takes Them Thing Why Will Wisconsin

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There is no way, believe me, despite my name being Winfield, and loving the game dearly. It wasn't in the cards. I didn't know what it was going to take to get here.

~Dave Winfield

Topics: Being Believe Cards Dearly Despite Game Get Going Here Know Loving Me Name Take Way

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Despite whatever commercial kind of success you might have or radio success, I don't want to do something just to get as many people as possible to listen.

~David Archuleta

Topics: Commercial Despite Get Just Kind Listen Many Might People Possible Radio Something Success Want Whatever You

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Despite his dodgy politics, Yeats remains an inspiration for his genius and the simple fact that the older he got, the better he wrote.

~David Benioff

Topics: Better Despite Fact Genius Got He His Inspiration Older Politics Remains Simple Simple Fact Wrote

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Despite being in public life, I value my own privacy immensely and would be as concerned as anyone else if I thought my mobile phone records could be easily available to officials across government.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Across Anyone Anyone Else Available Being Concerned Could Despite Easily Else Government Immensely Life Mobile My Own Officials Own Phone Privacy Public Public Life Records Thought Value Would

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