#had

I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent. ↗

— Lucille Ball

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I come back to the same thing: We've got the greatest pipeline in the company's history in the next 12 months, and we've had the most amazing financial results possible over the last five years, and we're predicting being back at double-digit revenue growth in fiscal year '06. ↗

— Steve Ballmer

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I had never really pictured myself working in children's ministries. I always figured I would be more comfortable with maybe teens or adult ministries. ↗

— Willie Aames

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I had older brothers and sisters who were high achievers, and I felt different, misunderstood by my family. That's not my family's fault; it was my perception. ↗

— Willie Aames

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What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse. ↗

— Edward Abbey

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America fell in love with the innocence of a kid who just was honest, saying, I did the best I could, and I had no formal training. ↗

— Paula Abdul

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I will never forget my humble beginnings as a Laker Girl. It was probably one of the most fun jobs I ever had. ↗

— Paula Abdul

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My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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On record dates like that I never felt too nervous because everything was really overdubbed. When we did that album, we were in the studio for probably a week, so you had a lot of opportunity to fix things. ↗

— John Abercrombie

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As much preparation as I had made for the old man Salieri, gestures and so on, the fact is after sitting for hours, your movements are kind of slow. ↗

— F. Murray Abraham

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