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"When I'm trying to concentrate, Simon pokes me, like boys did in school when they liked you!"

     - Paula Abdul, on flirting among the "American Idol" judges, in People magazine

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"`Eye of the Tiger' - that's a cheesy song that gets your engines going. I was on a diet once, and a friend would play it every time I was about to pig out."

     - Drew Barrymore ("Music and Lyrics"), on her favorite 1980s pop song, in People magazine

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"I have a dislike for clowns. They're always so happy and jovial, but they are obviously so evil. They should not be allowed near children. You have to wonder about the guys who become clowns. Stay away from me!"

     - Kristen Stewart ("The Messengers"), on what scares her, on TeenPeople.com.

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