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Joan Didion Author, Essayist
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"I learned early to keep death in my line of sight, keep it under surveillance, keep it on cleared ground and away from any brush where it might coil unnoticed."

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Mayer Hawthorne Singer-songwriter, Producer
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"A big part of the Motown formula was, they took music and turned it into this sort of automotive assembly line. They were cranking out 10 songs a day in that studio, or more."

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Kobe Bryant Professional Basketball Player
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"There's a through line that connects all of us."

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Lydia Davis Author
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"I often pose questions to myself and want the answers. The questions may be psychological or emotional. Or they may involve botany or [...] physiology. [...] I am very curious about strangers I observe - as in a bus line. I am very attached to finding out answers."

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Paul McCartney Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"Personally, I think you can put any interpretation you want on anything, but when someone suggests that Can't Buy Me Love is about a prostitute, I draw the line. That's going too far."

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Drake Rapper, singer, songwriter
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"Nickel for my thoughts, dimes in my bed. Quarters of the kush shape the lines in my head."

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Warren Buffett Investor, Businessman
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"Too often, executive compensation in the U.S. is ridiculously out of line with performance. That won't change, moreover, because the deck is stacked against investors when it comes to the CEO's pay."

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Oliver North Military Officer, Political Commentator
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"We don't need a head of state who guts our defenses and draws phony red lines with a pink crayon."

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Nicolas Cage Actor, Producer
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"Most of my favourite moments in film have been when I've had an opportunity to say something from scratch, something original, whether I jotted down a few lines or it came out in improvisation."

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Henry Rollins Musician, Writer, Actor
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"One of the most insane environments I have ever spent time in is a gun range. There we are, all in a line, armed to the teeth, firing away."

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