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"You don't have to know everything in the world. We aren't supposed to. It makes you boring in mixed company if you can't be interested and ask questions of other people."

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Frank Smith Author
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"Learning is never aversive - usually we are not aware of it at all. It is failure to learn that is frustrating and boring, and so is having to attend to nonsensical activities."

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James Taylor Singer-Songwriter
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"If you're an addict, it controls your life and your life becomes uncontrollable. It's boring and painful, filling your system with something that makes you stare at your shoes for six hours."

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Theo James Musician
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"To me, the difference between New York and London is that things are boring and staid in London. But even the sh-tty diner and bars here are kind of exciting for me. Downtown is funky, West Village is beautiful with the cobbled streets, but I love going uptown because you then you go, "F-ck, I'm in New York!" You see all the skyscrapers."

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Steve Martin Comedian, Actor, Writer
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"You have to get comfortable [with your work], you really have to know what you're doing, and it has to be almost boring to you to be able to do it well."

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