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People were telling me it was refreshing I was real because previous 'X Factor' winners were too afraid to say anything. I decided to go against the grain. But I took it too far. James Arthur

My mum was very good at making me take up musical instruments, so although there was no popular music she made me learn the recorder when I was three, the violin when I was five and the piano when I was seven. I took up the guitar myself when I was 14. James Blunt

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Ever since the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258, the Muslim world has been in slow decline relative to the west. With Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and the creeping British annexation of Muslim India, that decline took on a malign aspect. James Buchan

The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life. James Coburn

Life My Life Took Seven Kind Miraculous Magnificent Place Really Event

I was going to design sports cars, but my father came to my college to visit me. At the time he was making a picture in Sweden and he took me there with him. I got to see Ingmar Bergman's company and I thought, 'Gee, filmmaking is a lot more fun than sports cars,' so I decided to follow him and go into acting. James Cromwell

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People say we were an overnight success. It took us a year to be an overnight success. James Daly

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When I was a deacon, my father took me and my older brother to general priesthood meeting in the Tabernacle. I remember how thrilled I was to be in the presence, for the first time, of the prophet of God, President Heber J. Grant, and the other prophets and apostles. James E. Faust

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The first movie, I was 23; I thought I knew everything, but my ego soon took an irrevocable blow. James Gray

Ego Thought First Took Everything Knew Soon Blow Movie

I took a back seat and did whatever it took for the team to win. James Harden

Win Whatever Took Back Did Team Seat

I was so affected by the tragic shootings that took place in Newtown, Connecticut, as we all were. James Langevin

Took Were Affected Tragic Place Connecticut

In 1854 I took out a patent for puddling iron by means of steam. James Nasmyth

Took Out Steam Iron Patent Means

My father was always anxious to give pleasure to his children. Accordingly, he took me one day, as a special treat, to the top of the grand old tower, to see the chimes played. James Nasmyth

I would say I've actually done a lot more comedy than I've done drama. It's weird the way that worked out, because when I came out of theater school I took myself way too seriously, so it's kind of ironic that I ended up sort of going down the comedy path. James Roday

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My first book was published without any editorial advice. Nobody said, 'You might do this or that,' or 'Why don't we see more of this.' I merely took the book and published it. James Salter

You Book First Advice Took See More Merely Nobody Without Said Editorial Any Might Why Published

In the days when corporate downsizing was all the rage, Wall Street took a lot of flak for judging companies too harshly and setting the bar for corporate performance so high that executives felt their only option was to slash payrolls. James Surowiecki

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I came out to California to live with my mom in Orange County for a while, and then I came up to Hollywood. I had just turned nineteen. I took an acting class at Playhouse West and decided, 'Wow, I think I can do this!' I studied really hard for three years before I got an agent. Jamie Anne Allman

Mom Class Three Before Live Think Took Nineteen Out Wow Had Studied County California Got Came West Years Up Orange Orange County Just Decided While Hollywood Turned Agent Then Really Acting Acting Class Hard

I've always needed to bulk up, so until the modeling took off I was ramming Big Macs down my throat and doing plenty of bodyweight work. I'm over the Big Macs now, but I'll still drop down and do my press ups whenever I find the time. Jamie Dornan

A lot of mythology surrounds British inventor Geoffrey Pyke. He supposedly made people come to his bedside to see his designs because getting up and getting dressed took too long. Jamie Hyneman

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I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author. I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk. Jan Karon

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