start something
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“We just didn’t know if we would really be able to shoot, if we would be able to start something, if we would be able to finish … We were just making it up as we went along and hoping for the best. It’s sort of a mix of, I would say, stubbornness and perhaps stupidity.”
From Los Angeles Times
“It was a freedom in a way to start something new,” says Linda of that terrible yet transformative time.
From Los Angeles Times
“You don’t start something unless you’re going to finish,” said Newsom, who next heads to the climate summit known as COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
From Los Angeles Times
"I've always wanted to start something of my own, but my immigration status in the US limited that freedom," Mr Hassan told the BBC.
From BBC
Maybe I thought he’d be a better version of himself, and we could start something anew?
From Los Angeles Times
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