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“Well, I was about six or seven, and my mother and father separated.”
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“The film industry has become a universal medium exercising a profound influence on the development of people's attitudes and choices, and possessing a remarkable ability to influence public opinion and culture across all social and political frontiers.”
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“Boredom is the self being stuffed with itself.”
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“I hated it when people tried to force me out when I wasn't ready. It was very painful, and it actually pushed me away from doing so.”
Source : "Ricky Martin: 'I hated it when people tried to force me to come out'" by Kira Cochrane, www.theguardian.com. July 3, 2011.
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“I have absolutely no desire and no thought of quitting ever.”
Source : "60 Minutes" with Mike Wallace, www.cbsnews.com. 2001.
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“Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is more important than the highest parentage.”
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“You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself.”
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“Most assuredly Zen is a religion, but it is a religion without scripture, without doctrine or dogma and without sin.”
Source : Howard Fast (2011). “The Art of Zen Meditation”, p.8, Open Road Media