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Thursday, April 24, 2008

"It is hard meeting new people. Most of my friends I've had my entire life, like obviously my sister and Nicole Richie have been with me forever. So when I meet new people, I'm always a little weary of the reason they may want to become my friend. I can usually just tell by when we're out in public and there's paparazzi around, I see, you know, who gets a little bit too excited or whatever." -Paris Hilton.

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"The dissolution of a marriage is a difficult time in anyone's life that requires privacy with one's thoughts. I have committed myself to handling this situation with dignity and grace and look forward to emerging from this period as a stronger and wiser woman." - Star Jones, on her split from husband Al Reynolds after more than three years of marriage.

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"You get to race very fast and legally. That was one of the big draws for me to do this." - Drew Lachey, the second-season "Dancing with the Stars" champion, on competing in a celebrity car race in Long Beach, Calif.

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"She's going to be in our last episode, which is exciting. I've personally requested that I don't stand next to her because Amanda would not like to be seen with such a tall, pretty person." - Becki Newton, who plays sassy receptionist Amanda Sommers on "Ugly Betty," discussing Naomi Campbell's upcoming cameo on the ABC comedy's second season finale.

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"Girls have it harder in country music. Guys can be balding and overweight. But look at the women: Faith Hill? Beautiful. Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride? Beautiful. Kellie Pickler, Miranda Lambert? Everybody has to be beautiful, I don't think it's fair." - Carrie Underwood, in an interview with In Style magazine.

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"One in three women will encounter violence in some way, shape or form against them in their lifetime. That's an extraordinary statistic. Yet do we ever hear it?" - Nicole Kidman, urging world leaders and ordinary people to join the global fight to end violence against women. The actress is a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Development Fund for Women.

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"I'm not ashamed of any mainstream success I have. To me it's hilarious. Isn't that funny? Or revenge even, though I'm not angry enough to have revenge. And anyway, what's commercial anymore? What's a big hit on television now would have gotten people locked up 20 years ago." - John Waters.