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As a young teenager I looked desperately for things to read that might excuse me or assure me I wasn't the only one, that might confirm an identity I was unhappily piecing together. ↗

— Edmund White

#confirm #desperately #excuse #i #identity

Wealthy men, too, like several of those in our neighborhood, had so many slaves that they were compelled to buy other plantations on which to employ them. ↗

— John Sergeant Wise

#compelled #employ #had #like #many

I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important. ↗

— Robert Wise

#his #i #i think #important #know

Well I always wanted to be Dolly Parton when I was a little girl. I was obsessed with her. ↗

— Reese Witherspoon

#dolly #dolly parton #girl #her #i

I love to cook comfort food. I'll make fish and vegetables or meat and vegetables and potatoes or rice. The ritual of it is fun for me, and the creativity of it. ↗

— Reese Witherspoon

#comfort food #cook #creativity #fish #food

Well I had my kids so young that I kind of feel that I'm a kid too and am growing up with them. The things they're interested in tend to really influence me. ↗

— Reese Witherspoon

#feel #growing #growing up #had #i

Redheads get so stereotyped. You're either exotic and wild or totally Victorian. ↗

— Alicia Witt

#exotic #get #redheads #stereotyped #totally

A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring. ↗

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

#discussions #goes #into #like #never

I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too. ↗

— Katarina Witt

#because #good #i #just #just because

As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and fortune but a desire to create something special that people will always remember. ↗

— Katarina Witt

#athlete #choose #create #desire #drawn