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“We have already significant sums of money in our petroleum fund, a fund created by law that includes all the revenues received from the Timor Sea, and invests in conservative, safe, long-term investment portfolios - right now in US Treasury Bonds.”
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“A close friend of mine, Annie Leibovitz, who I've known for forty years, photographs celebrities every single day of the week but they all seem to look the same even though she's one of the most creative photographers alive. They all just look the same. Brad Pitt is a great actor but all the pictures of Brad Pitt look the same.”
Source : "Photographer of Marilyn Monroe's Famous Nude Photos Discusses the Icon's Calculated Bid for Publicity and Her Final Days (Q&A)". Interview with Degen Pener, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 18, 2011.
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“I went to a public high school with a magnet program for law and psychology. But right before my junior year, I decided that I wanted to leave and become an actress, so I graduated early and moved out to L.A.”
Source : "Jesse McCartney Talks Confidence, Future Plans, and 'Beware The Gonzo'!". Interview with Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. January 19, 2012.
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“I am strong-willed, which can be annoying sometimes. And from that I think people assume I have confidence and Hollywood glamour and all that stuff, when actually, in my personal life, sometimes I'm just a goofball.”
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“The really important thing in life is not the avoidance of mistakes, but the obedience of faith. By obedience, the man is led step by step to correct his errors, whereas nothing will ever happen to him if he doesn't get going.”
Source : Paul Tournier (1976). “Reflections: On Life's Most Crucial Questions”
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“Hope you don't think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I'm a piano player. I'm already unplugged.”
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“the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out.”
Source : Elizabeth George Speare (1961). “The bronze bow”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
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“Of course my jokes are in poor taste, inappropriate, and confused; they reveal my lack of security. But that is because I have no respect for myself.”