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“The expedition had now performed its functions. I saw that old father Nile without any doubt rises in the Victoria Nyanza, and as I had foretold, that lake is the great source of the holy river which cradled the first expounder of our religious belief.”
Source : 1863 Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile.
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“I am very active on Twitter and one thing that keeps popping up is "How do I balance having a kid and writing?" And I know it should not be as aggravating, but I know no one ever asks a male writer that. Or, any male that.”
Source : Interview With Svetlana Legetic, brightestyoungthings.com. January 22, 2016. 
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“The ideal pre-show meal I think is pho, the Vietnamese soup. It's very light and good for you, and then the broth is great for the throat.”
Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“One person's crazy is another person's refreshing.”
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“If you can do something to get somebody excited - not everybody - but if you can be the best for somebody, then you can win.”
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“I don't give a damn what other people think. It's entirely their own business. I'm not writing for other people.”
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“The authentic Gullah dialect is actually very clipped, and so it would sound almost Jamaican and be very odd to an American audience's ears. It's not the typical Southern dialect that we're used to.”
Source : "Audra McDonald: Shaping 'Bess' On Broadway". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. May 15, 2012.
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“There is a noble and a base side to every history.”
