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Derek Lin Author, Speaker
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"The blind pursuit of learning leads to excessive desires—the more you see, the more you want. Excessive desires, in turn, lead to anxiety and misery."

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Dhani Harrison Musician
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"I don't really plan to be a pop star; I just want to be able to make music without the whole My Dad thing hanging over me, which everyone in my position goes through."

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Diana Ross Singer
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"I want to go Africa. I want to go to China. There are some places I want to go not to work, but to really explore and to see for my own education."

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Al Gore Politician
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"You know there's an old african proverb that i made up: "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.""

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Chinua Achebe Novelist, Poet
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"If someone said, I want to translate your novel into Igbo, I would say, Go ahead. But when I write in the Igbo language, I write my own dialect. I write some poetry in that dialect."

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Clive James Writer
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"Among artists without talent Marxism will always be popular, since it enables them to blame society for the fact that nobody wants to hear what they have to say."

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Coco Jones Singer, Actress
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"I'd love to major in Music. I love what I do, but I want to really understand it, more in depth."

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Bill Murray Actor, Comedian
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"Different vodkas have different effects. Some make you feel a little... poly-lingual. Some make you feel like you want to talk back to someone who's giving you a hard time. Some make you feel like lifting kettle bells."

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