Paul Giamatti
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Really? We have to keep bringing up the Nobel debacle?
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Couple of days ago, reading a thank-you note my parents had left after we celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Wyoming.
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At my divorce – with good reason.
Gary Numan
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This sounds so silly, but I cry with happiness all the time. I cry when my flowers open!
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Don't let MGM distribute a film you care about.
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