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• Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.

  Umberto Eco

  People, Church, Goes On

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• What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since the overwhelming majority of people in Ireland and Northern Ireland voted in favour of the agreement signed on Good Friday 1998, paving the way for Northern Ireland to become the exciting and inspirational place that it is today.

  Queen Elizabeth II

  Friday, Agreement, Years

  Queen Elizabeth II's Dublin Castle Speech, www.telegraph.co.uk. May 18, 2011.

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• I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'

  Nathan Fillion

  School, Class, Sick

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• I'll tell you what I really enjoy. We all go to the movies, we all watch television, we know what they're about, how they work. When the main character is a cop or a spy, it's very exciting, but I also very much enjoy when the main characters are nobodies - a trucker.

  Nathan Fillion

  Character, Spy, Television

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• Anything you can do in excess for the wrong reasons is exciting to me.

  Carrie Fisher

  Excess, Reason, Can Do

  "What I've Learned: Carrie Fisher". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• One of the bibles of my youth was 'Birds of the West Indies,' by James Bond, a well-known ornithologist, and when I was casting about for a name for my protagonist I thought, 'My God, that's the dullest name I've ever heard,' so I appropriated it. Now the dullest name in the world has become an exciting one.

  Ian Fleming

  West Indies, Names, Bird

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• I've learned some exciting things - mostly, that people really want to help each other; and that, if you can lay out a vision for them - and that vision is sincere and genuine - they'll get interested.

  Michael J. Fox

  People, Vision, Want

  "The Givers : What Inspires Michael J. Fox? A Very Personal Interview". Interview with Marlo Thomas, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 5, 2012.

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• In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and farmers' markets and indie-rock festivals. Like everyone else, they want the vibrant and they will not be denied.

  Thomas Frank

  Hipster, Teenager, Eye

  John Summers, Chris Lehmann, Thomas Frank (2014). “No Future for You: Salvos from the Baffler”, p.113, MIT Press

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• There are times when the only access I have to the truest person that I am is when I'm alone and trying to solve a sentence. It's exciting, even when it's frustrating, even when I can't do it right.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Trying, Frustrating, Solve

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• I never thought that I could make a living out of my voice, to be completely honest. I thought that I could probably keep playing pubs. And it was exciting for me to get even just a pub gig in my town or country, when I went to university.

  Ellie Goulding

  Country, Voice, Gigs

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When I was younger, I just thought that my plans were probably going to be more exciting than my parents' plans or the establishment. I sort of got by on being a little bit of a rebel.

  Amy Grant

  Parent, Rebel, Littles

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• For me it's been very exciting to contribute to the public's understanding of how rich and wondrous science is.

  Brian Greene

  Understanding, Rich, Wondrous

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• Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted to be the guy under the microscope late in the game or late in the match. So you just take on that know-how that that's part of your responsibility, and you learn that's what makes it exciting. That's what makes it fun!

  Wayne Gretzky

  Fun, Responsibility, Games

  Interview With James Bassil, www.askmen.com.

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• It's not often that the idea of continuing something for a potentially long period of time sounds exciting to me, because I really am a gypsy by nature.

  Carla Gugino

  Ideas, Long, Sound

  "Carla Gugino on Taming Schmidt as 'New Girl's' Sexually Aggressive Guest Star". Interview with Michael O'Connell, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 13, 2012.

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• There's something about football that's exciting. The defense is trying to shut you down and you're trying to blow people up.

  Robert Griffin III

  Football, Blow, People

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• I find industrial cities exciting. I like their toughness.

  Zaha Hadid

  Cities, Toughness

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• I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.

  Zaha Hadid

  London

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• Reading a script is usually as exciting as reading a boilerplate legal document, so when you read one that makes you feel as if you're seeing the movie, you know it's something different.

  Tom Hanks

  Reading, Different, Scripts

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• As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts.

  Neil Patrick Harris

  Average, Play, Actors

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• You can have a spiritual awakening and discover a new side of you at any age. And best of all, love can happen at any age. Life can just start to get exciting when you're in your 40s and 50s. You have to believe that.

  Salma Hayek

  Birthday, Spiritual, Believe

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• Films are amazing. To be a part of a movie is the greatest. It's so historic and exciting.

  Jennifer Love Hewitt

  Film, Historic

  "Jennifer Love Hewitt Talks THE CLIENT LIST, Using Social Media, and Directing the Season Finale". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 4, 2012.

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• I watch 'The Voice' and 'American Idol,' and I sit in my Brookstone foot massager. It's so exciting at my house.

  Jennifer Love Hewitt

  Idols, Voice, Feet

  "Jennifer Love Hewitt Talks THE CLIENT LIST, Using Social Media, and Directing the Season Finale". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 4, 2012.

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• To be honest, I didn't really understand how involved putting a fragrance together could be - or would be. Once I made the choice to actually do it, I just went for it. I just dove in and have really learned a lot about putting a scent together. It's kind of exciting.

  Faith Hill

  Choices, Together, Would Be

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• When you're young and everything dramatic is exciting, you start to believe that hype that, in order to be an artist, you have to suffer. I've graduated from that school.

  Lauryn Hill

  Believe, School, Artist

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• There's actually something interesting about having no rehearsal time - you have to just walk in and go with your gut, which is exciting.

  Josh Hutcherson

  Interesting, Rehearsal, Walks

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