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" Celebrity hits like a bomb. " - Jimmy Smits

" The Internet unfortunately means that, although a lot of truth and good stuff can spread as a result of the Internet, I think bad stuff and negativity spreads even more quickly. " - Will Poulter

" It’s just hard not to listen to TV: it’s spent so much more time raising us than parents have. " - Matt Groening

" My parents were gigantic influences on me. I had a deep hunger to impress my father, who was a professor and an intellectual. I wanted his approval. " - Siri Hustvedt

" With the platform given to me by ‘The Sunday Show,’ I’m able for two hours to shine the spotlight in a place where people are either already looking or didn’t know they needed to look there. " - Jonathan Capehart

" It’s easy if you’re Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh or even sometimes Newt Gingrich to stand back and throw bricks. " - Phil Gingrey

" Crime stories are often sensationalized. They can provoke lower standards. " - David Grann

" I just want to be able to be an attacking influence and have that effect further up the pitch; whether that’s from an attacking midfield position or one of the wider positions coming in, I’m not too fussed. " - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

" Saudi Arabia is the bulwark of our relationship, especially when it comes to Iran, and without the partnership of Saudi Arabia and our other Gulf allies, we would not be able to have the maximum economic pressure campaign that we have. " - Morgan Ortagus

" People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS. " - Madonna Ciccone