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When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and death a duty. ↗

— W. C. Fields

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Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my hobby became thinking and finding connections. ↗

— Dean Kamen

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I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of the role much more aggressively than in the recording studio. ↗

— Kiri Te Kanawa

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When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any vocal music. I find it illuminating not to have to pay attention to voices in the recordings. ↗

— Kiri Te Kanawa

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There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as something sent by God. ↗

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

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I love building spaces: architecture, furniture, all of it, probably more than fashion. The development procedure is more tactile. It's about space and form and it's something you can share with other people. ↗

— Donna Karan

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I understand what my gift is, which is making people laugh, hopefully. It's more on that level. I don't need to be a leading man, I'm fine with that. ↗

— Chris Kattan

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It's a different thing shooting for 10 weeks in India as opposed to on a set on stage pretending you're in India. ↗

— Chris Kattan

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I'm officially middle-aged. I don't need drugs anymore, thank God. I can get the same effect just by standing up real fast. ↗

— Jonathan Katz

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Scientists have found the gene for shyness. They would have found it years ago, but it was hiding behind a couple of other genes. ↗

— Jonathan Katz

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