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And in times and places where there was not much persecution, people could become and continue Christians who neither were nor professed to be very devoted persons. ↗

— Robert Rainy

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It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

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I grew up in Los Angeles in a Quaker family, and for me being Quaker was a political calling rather than a religious one. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

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I feel like I'm really blessed and lucky that I have a very good social life outside of the gym, and I have a really amazing family. My parents are so supportive. I have a younger brother and two younger sisters, and they're really awesome. So I feel like I get the best of both worlds. ↗

— Aly Raisman

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I was always really inspired by watching the older girls competing, just seeing other Olympians do great things, and I just really wanted to be a part of that whole experience. And to be able to represent USA was always a goal of mine. ↗

— Aly Raisman

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I've been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

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I like to think I get better with age, but maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

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I'm certain that it was an incredible gift for me to not only be friends with some of the greatest blues people who've ever lived, but to learn how they played, how they sang, how they lived their lives, ran their marriages, and talked to their kids. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

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I've watched my peers get better with age and hoped that would happen with me. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

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Sometimes I'm more true when I'm up onstage than I'm able to be in my regular life. It's not as exciting to be at home, but I've got to learn how to make that work, and then I will be an ordinary woman. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

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