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Steve Martin Comedian, Actor, Writer
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"You know when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea: have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener!"

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Lana Del Rey Singer-Songwriter
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"For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept... Whenever people bring up feminism, I’m like, god. I’m just not really that interested."

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Ice Cube Rapper, Actor
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"For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them."

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Gore Vidal Writer, Essayist, Playwright
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"The most interesting thing about writing is the way that it obliterates time. Three hours seem like three minutes."

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Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher
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"All sound heard at the greatest possible distance produces one and the same effect, a vibration of the universal lyre, just as the intervening atmosphere makes a distant ridge of earth interesting to our eyes by the azure tint it imparts to it."

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Frederick Douglass Social Reformer, Writer
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"These were choice documents to me... They gave tongue to interesting thoughts of my own soul, which had frequently flashed through my mind, and died away for want of utterance."

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James Thurber Cartoonist, Author
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"I write humor the way a surgeon operates, because it is a livelihood, because I have a great urge to do it, because many interesting challenges are set up, and because I have the hope it may do some good."

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Jeffrey Lewis Singer-songwriter, Comic Book Artist
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"I realized I was not a great musical technician, if I was going to make anything interesting it would have to come from the creative side of me and not the craft side of me."

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John Green Author, YouTuber
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"So here's my advice: Study broadly and without fear. Learn a language if you can, because that will make your life more interesting. Read a little bit every day. But more importantly, surround yourself with people who you like and make cool stuff with them. In the end, what you do isn't going to be nearly as interesting or important as who you do it with."

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