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Antonia Novello
Former Surgeon General of the United States
"When the time comes to be the best, do it. But, when the time comes to step down from being the best, do it better, because when you are a small group, they expect you to come down fighting." And, again, element of surprise -- come down with dignity and don't let anyone confuse dignity with weakness because people will remember more that minute of dignity than those three and a half years of good work, because on your shoulders are all of those that want to be you and they want you to do good for them. And boy, is it hard not to fight, but it's harder to do what is right.
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Sir Trevor Nunn
Theatrical Director
I've just taken the decision that I'm going to now go full time back into the theater. And I've just accepted the job of running The National Theatre in England, because I want to be able to say to myself, "The integrity of this enterprise is finally down to me." The buck stops right here in my lap. And it's not possible, it's not conceivable for me to say, "Well, what's happening on the stage at the moment is because it's his fault, or her fault, or their fault." It's my fault. Or it's my commitment, or it's my success, or it's pleasure or whatever.
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Joyce Carol Oates
National Book Award
I turn down invitations to do things for money. I have almost no interest in making money. Actually, I've acquired a fair amount of money that I will never live to spend. It's been earmarked for various charities and worthwhile places. So earning money, in a way, depresses me, because I feel it's just piling up. And there's just something melancholy about the image of money piling up that will never be drawn upon. I think what distresses me most in my life is that I have so many ideas I consider exciting ideas that I will never live to execute because it takes me so long to execute.
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