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I had never danced all my life until I shot for my first song in 'Chirutha.'

Ram Charan

Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.

Helen Keller

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Love is a grave mental disease.

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Genius is a grace. The true man of genius acts by movement or by impulsion.

Joseph de Maistre

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Robert Carlyle

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William James

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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

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Edward Zwick

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Orlando Brown

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself especially how you choose to think about your situation.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Emily Robison

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I suffer from peroxide phobia. Every time I've gotten near a blond woman, something of mine has disappeared. Jobs, boyfriends... one time an angora sweater leaped right off my body.

Rita Rudner

Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.

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I love the instant gratification of theatre - it reminds me of why I enjoy filming in the first place.

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I am both astonished and honored beyond expression to be chosen as your 2011 Christian Statesman of the Year.

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