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Asked what makes a man stylish: "For me, a sense of humor is number one. It`s certainly what`s most attractive. It`s not the first thing you notice at 21, but it`s the first thing you notice now. If celebrity is a credit card, I`m using my credit. My job is to try and find ways of talking about issues that move us forward. I don`t make policy, but I can shine a light on faulty or good policy. The Not On Our Watch launch reached more than 9 million people. We need to focus global attention on the plight of the 2.5 million civilians who have fled their homes. Rather than talk about who I`m dating, let`s talk about saving lives.

- George Clooney

Where you raise your children isn`t as important as how you raise your children. I think it`s what you talk to them about, what you expose them to, what you make them mindful of. And you`ve got to do that anywhere you live. LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because there is this odd separation here, it is important to make your kids mindful of other people and other people`s plight. I grew up with no money. My kids will grow up with a lot of money and so it`s really important to me, and it will always be a part of my parenting, to keep them conscientious and connected socially to other people.

- Ryan Phillippe

Asked what makes a man stylish: For me, a sense of humor is number one. It`s certainly what`s most attractive. It`s not the first thing you notice at 21, but it`s the first thing you notice now. If celebrity is a credit card, I`m using my credit. My job is to try and find ways of talking about issues that move us forward. I don`t make policy, but I can shine a light on faulty or good policy. The Not On Our Watch launch reached more than nine million people. We need to focus global attention on the plight of the 2.5 million civilians who have fled their homes. Rather than talk about who I`m dating, let`s talk about saving lives.

- George Clooney

LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because there is this odd separation here, it is important to make your kids mindful of other people and other people`s plight.

- Ryan Phillippe

I think there is too much wrong with the world to ever get too relaxed and happy. The more natural state, and the better one, I think, is one of some anxiety and tension over man`s plight in this mysterious universe.

- Woody Allen

The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members.

- Tom Hayden

As much as anybody doesn`t want to kill the top of the food chain, ... he can`t live here. You want to be humane to the coyotes because we all feel terribly for their plight, but we feel a whole lot worse for our pets. I`d like to show them the way to freedom - to Rabbs Bayou and Minonite Road - but they don`t seem inclined. As long as there`s a food source, they`re` sticking around.

- Sharon Moore

I am convinced that people care about the plight of the military family. I think it means a lot to all the military families that people care and people want to help and are looking for ways they can do that.

- Patricia Johnson

It`s not very hip to consider the plight of single women who yearn for something so old-fashioned as men.

- Suzanne Fields

All of us understand the victims` plight. They are not the property of any side to this lawsuit. Their collective loss belongs to the country.

- Stephen Jones

We certainly are sympathetic to the plight of the consumer but want to make sure there are no unintended consequences, to education, particularly. There is no predetermination at all.

- John Long

If people didn`t understand the plight that legacy carriers were in, they will now,

- Tom Price

Ray Charles` revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight of African-Americans. Ray Charles may not have been on the front lines, but he put his money where his mouth was.

- Alan Tucker

The Israelis have suffered a great deal, we must condemn suicide bombers, and we must never say that the plight of the Palestinians justifies this terrible thing.

- Alex Laughlin

In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year nothing has been done to help you: the hope and despair you all live with every day.

- Alvin Rosenfeld

The people who do not get jobs are often the most vulnerable in our society, and joblessness is a terrible plight for anyone who suffers from it.

- Andrew Fagan

We have always said we will protect this from the plight of horrendous situations at other clubs who have gone into administration because they borrowed money and built up debts. They wake up one morning and the bank manager says `I want my money back` and you go out of business or into administration. We would never allow that to happen at Birmingham.

- Anthony Parham