"I'm not afraid to shake up the system, and government needs more shaking up than any other system I know."

-- Ann Richards

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“If you haven't found something worth dying for, you're not fit to live.”
“REACH, n. The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and customary) to gratify directly the propensity to provide.”
“I'm probably one of the most co-dependent people around. That's why I made a movie about it, and I live it every day.”

Source : "‘Addicted to Fresno’ Director Jamie Babbit on Hiding Pregnancies and Embracing Diversity". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, www.indiewire.com. October 1, 2015.
“The goal of scientists is you hope that the thing you're working on is bigger than the thing you're pipetting into that tube at the moment.”
“I was asked to sing with Mavis Staples on a gospel compilation called 'Oh Happy Day.' And, you know, other than being totally intimidated at the prospect of singing with Mavis, I was honored. I don't really have much of a background in gospel music.”
“I would instill in my team an attitude of role modeling. We run to teach other people the value of physical activity. In all things, be humble and appreciative; hurt no one; help anyone you can.”

Source : Interview with Mick Grant, John Molvar, www.youthrunner.com. January 12, 2011.
“Sometimes you have to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything - whatever is bringing you down - get rid of it. Because you will find that when you are free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.”
“Systems permit ordinary people to achieve extraordinary results predictably.”

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