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Jim Carrey Actor, Comedian
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"I don't feel any pressure to be funny at all. I'm funny because I want to be funny. I could sit here and be serious for an hour and you would go away and make me much funnier than I am."

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Jim Carrey Actor, Comedian
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"I'm not in a recession. I'm doing very, very well. I'm doing incredibly well. I just want to be honest. I really am kicking ass."

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Jim Rohn Author, Motivational Speaker
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"The reason most people don’t accomplish much is because they don’t want much."

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"Fantasy fans are incredibly loyal and passionate. Other people don't want to be seen as passionate about things, they want to be cool and laconic. The great thing about fantasy fans is they'll really get behind a show."

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John Green Author, YouTuber
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"I just want to fly under the radar, because when you start to make yourself into a big deal, that's when you get shot down."

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John Lennon Musician, Activist
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"There is not one thing that's Beatle music. How can they talk about it like that? What is Beatle music? Walrus or Penny Lane? Which? It's too diverse: I Want to Hold Your Hand or Revolution Number Nine?"

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John Ruskin Art Critic, Writer
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"If you want to work for the kingdom of God, and to bring it, and enter into it, there is just one condition to be first accepted. You must enter into it as children, or not at all."

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Jordan Peele Filmmaker, Actor
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"With a horror movie, you want to know where the engine of the fear is coming from. Like in comedy, you want to know what the engine that's going to make the comedy - where that's coming from."

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