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You just don't give up. There have been times when everything seemed to conspire against getting a book done or printed, and I would feel like turning my back on the whole thing. But I came back and persisted.

~Dee Brown

Topics: Against Back Been Book Came Done Everything Feel Getting Give Just Like Printed Seemed Thing Times Turning Up Whole Would You I Came

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I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me a better leader: you have to take a lot of people's needs into account; you have to look down the road. Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Account Am Better Children Considered Couple Diplomacy Down Down The Road Endlessly Fascinated Football Getting Ground Hey Kids Leader Leadership Look Lot Made Me Needs Negotiate People Playing Raising Raising Children Requires Road Same Serious Show Take Training Trying Tv Tv Show Watch You I Am

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Bill Clinton sitting on Air Force One getting his hair cut while people around the country cooled their heels and waited for him, became a metaphor for a populist president who had gotten drunk with the perks of his own power and was sort of, you know, not sensitive to what people wanted.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Air Air Force Around Became Bill Bill Clinton Clinton Country Cut Drunk Force Getting Gotten Had Hair Heels Him His Know Metaphor Own People Perks Populist Power President Sensitive Sitting Sort Waited Wanted While Who You

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Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Couple Diplomacy Getting Kids Negotiate Requires Same Serious Show Trying Tv Tv Show Watch

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Throughout his presidency, Clinton made a point of getting close - physically and emotionally - to the people whose problems his administration was working to solve.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Administration Clinton Close Emotionally Getting His Made People Physically Point Presidency Problems Solve Throughout Whose Working

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For generations, Americans who aren't rich have been generous and admiring of their wealthy compatriots - want a country where people who work hard can succeed, where the same rules apply to everyone. They expect to have their own shot at getting rich. But increasingly, they are seeing that the game is rigged.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Admiring American Apply Been Country Everyone Expect Game Generations Generous Getting Hard Increasingly Own People Rich Rules Same Seeing Shot Succeed Want Wealthy Where Who Work Work Hard

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I kept getting offered all this young adult stuff. I don't want to keep telling teen coming-of-age stories!

~Dee Rees

Topics: Adult Getting Keep Kept Offered Stories Stuff Teen Telling Want Young Young Adult

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'E.T.' was a healing movie; it was a heart movie. It was all about getting about getting home and love.

~Dee Wallace

Topics: About Getting Healing Heart Home Love Movie

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There is just no getting around that turning bad things into good things is up to you.

~Deepak Chopra

Topics: Around Bad Bad Things Getting Good Good Things Just Things Turning Up You

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The only day I will worry is if I stop getting exciting roles. As an actor, I have so much to give. There's a lot of fire and hunger in me to juice every part that I get.

~Deepika Padukone

Topics: Actor Day Every Exciting Fire Get Getting Give Hunger Juice Lot Me Much Only Part Roles Stop Will Worry

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