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American films are terribly popular all over the world and American movie stars are terribly important. I don't know why. ↗

— Vincente Minnelli

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That knowledge which is popular is not scientific. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

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Every now and again, the alternative culture is cherished by the mainstream for what it is, rather than how it should be, like the mainstream popular music. ↗

— Thurston Moore

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Where I grew up, Bob Wills and his western swing was very popular. And western swing is not that far from jazz and blues. ↗

— Willie Nelson

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I don't know one of my friends who is considered a conservative who has not had to go back and thoroughly think through everything. You do a lot of soul-searching - 'cause we are not going to win any popularity contests. ↗

— Clarence Thomas

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I moved to New York from California when I was 11, so initially I was seen as the California person for a while. I didn't feel like I was popular, but I did feel confident. ↗

— Gwyneth Paltrow

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Since I started in Nascar, popularity has definitely gone up. I've become more attractive and helpful to companies that are looking for spokespersons. So from that perspective, things are going really well. ↗

— Danica Patrick

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Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. I find that very depressing. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

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Entertainment isn't just based on the very structured syndrome of European popular music, and it's great that there are so many thousands of people who are of the same opinion. ↗

— Robert Plant

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There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one of the few. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

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