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What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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Educate yourself. Understand what you're dealing with. Then figure out how to fight it. Then figure out how to raise money for that fight. It'll help you cope. It'll help your child. ↗

— Boomer Esiason

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I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection. ↗

— Gene Tierney

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So be encouraged and dedicate yourself to your dream and if your dream should come my way one day then we will dance upon the boards of life. ↗

— Ben Vereen

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I'm crazy. I know I'm crazy 'cause Desmond Tutu told me, and he's very clever. He said, 'You must free yourself, be more of who you are. Be more crazy.' And I'm going to. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

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And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, 'If you want it bad enough, and you're willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself. ↗

— Jennie Finch

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You feel yourself working to show something. I've learned to distrust that feeling. ↗

— Ralph Fiennes

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Being an actor means asking people to look at you. I guess I accept that. But it's a profession in which the job is to show another world and other people. You may access it through bits of yourself, and your imagination and experience, but actually, in the end, you're not playing yourself. ↗

— Ralph Fiennes

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Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. ↗

— Harvey Fierstein

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Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. ↗

— Harvey Fierstein

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