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• I have always loved the competitive forces in this business. You know I certainly have meetings where I spur people on by saying, "Hey, we can do better than this. How come we are not out ahead on that?" Thats what keeps my job one of the most interesting in the world.

  Bill Gates

  Encouragement, Jobs, People

  "One-on-One with Bill Gates". Interview with Peter Jennings, abcnews.go.com. February 16, 2005.

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• Of possible quadruple algebras the one that had seemed to him by far the most beautiful and remarkable was practically identical with quaternions, and that he thought it most interesting that a calculus which so strongly appealed to the human mind by its intrinsic beauty and symmetry should prove to be especially adapted to the study of natural phenomena. The mind of man and that of Nature's God must work in the same channels.

  Benjamin Peirce

  Beautiful, God, Nature

  "The American Mathematical Monthly: The Official Journal of the Mathematical Association of America, Volume 32". Book published by The Association (p. 6), 1925.

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• The most unpresentable persons are generally the most interesting.

  Teresa de la Parra

  Acceptance, Interesting, Tolerance

  Teresa de la Parra (1959). “Mama Blanca's Souvenirs”

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• Their every instinct - and I have to say this is without exception - is to iron out the bumps, and It's always the bumps that are the most interesting stuff.

  Adrian Lyne

  Iron, Interesting, Intuition

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• I can easily believe it. Women of that class have great opportunities, and if they are intelligent may be well worth listening to. Such varieites of human nature as they are in the habit of witnessing! And it is not merely in its follies, that they are read; for they see it occasionally under every circumstance that can be most interesting or affecting. What instances must pass before them of ardent, disinterested, self-denying attachment, of heroism, fortitude, patience, resignation-- of all the sacrifices that ennoble us most. A sick chamber may often furnish the worth of volumes.

  Jane Austen

  Believe, Sacrifice, Intelligent

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• Evanescence fans aren't the popular kids in school. They aren't the cheerleaders. It's the art kids and the nerds and the kids who grow up to be the most interesting creative people.

  Amy Lee

  Art, Growing Up, School

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• I would like to start by emphasizing the importance of surfaces. It is at a surface where many of our most interesting and useful phenomena occur. We live for example on the surface of a planet. It is at a surface where the catalysis of chemical reactions occur. It is essentially at a surface of a plant that sunlight is converted to a sugar. In electronics, most if not all active circuit elements involve non-equilibrium phenomena occurring at surfaces. Much of biology is concerned with reactions at a surface.

  Walter Houser Brattain

  Science, Interesting, Example

  "Physics: 1942-1962". Book by Nobel Foundation, 1964.

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• I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Thinking, Interesting, Culture

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• The most interesting information I can have about a competitor is the cost.

  Carlos Ghosn

  Interesting, Cost, Information

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• A woman called me interesting once, and it kind of blew my mind. She said, 'You're one of the most interesting people I've ever met,' and I was like, 'Wow.'

  Zac Efron

  People, Interesting, Mind

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• The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and raises the questions that have bothered him to the last day of his life, knowing he will never get the answers.

  Will Durant

  Knowing, Interesting, Suffering

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• One American said that the most interesting thing about Holy Ireland was that its people hate each other in the name of Jesus Christ. And they do!

  Bernadette Devlin

  Jesus, Hate, Names

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• For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them.

  Ice Cube

  Artist, Rapper, Interesting

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• In America, I would say New York and New Orleans are the two most interesting food towns. In New Orleans, they don't have a bad deli. There's no mediocrity accepted.

  Mario Batali

  New York, Food, New Orleans

  "The Traditions of the Table". Interview with Bruce Cole, www.neh.gov. January/February 2004.

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• One of the most interesting aspects of the film project was collaborating with so many people - directors, filmmakers, and writers - over a five-year period. I learned that there are two components to this.

  Yo-Yo Ma

  Years, Two, People

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• Television is the most interesting hobby I've ever had.

  Kevin O'Leary

  Interesting, Hobbies, Television

  Kevin O'Leary (2011). “Cold Hard Truth: On Business, Money & Life”, p.210, Doubleday Canada

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• My mother and dad were big animal lovers, too. I just don't know how I would have lived without animals around me. I'm fascinated by them - both domestic pets and the wild community. They just are the most interesting things in the world to me, and it's made such a difference in my lifetime.

  Betty White

  Mother, Dad, Animal

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

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• I just get up every day and do what seems like the most interesting, fun thing to do.

  Jimmy Wales

  Fun, Interesting, Get Up

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• Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Interesting, Challenges, May

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• What I find most interesting is how people really have taken Linux and used it in ways and attributes and motivations that I never felt.

  Linus Torvalds

  Motivation, Taken, People

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• If you're an honest person, you'll make mistakes, but it'll be okay. The most interesting things happen after making mistakes.

  Kristen Stewart

  Mistake, Interesting, Honest

  "Kristen Stewart: 'If You're an Honest Person, You'll Make Mistakes'". 15 a 20 magazine interview, www.digitalspy.com. October 25, 2012.

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• The biggest and most interesting crisis in the world is the human crisis, and it never gets boring. It goes back to Shakespeare. You don't need a gimmick; it's just man against man and their intolerance of each other.

  Sylvester Stallone

  Men, Interesting, Needs

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• Your parents are the parents you know best. Your brother and sister, if you have them, are the brother and sister you know best. They may not be the ones you like the best. They may not be the most interesting, but they are the closest and probably the clearest to you.

  James Salter

  Brother, Interesting, Parent

  "James Salter Interview: The Most Famous Writer You’ve Never Heard Of". Interview with Michael Stewart, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2013.

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• When I am putting looks together, I dare myself to make something work. I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that's a little off, but I have to figure it out. I have to make it me. I think that's the thrill in fashion.

  Rihanna

  Fashion, Thinking, Interesting

  "Rihanna Talks Curves in Vogue" by Jocelyn Vena, www.mtv.com. March 16, 2011.

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• You know, James Franco is one of the most interesting figures because he has no rules. He breaks all the borders.

  Marina Abramovic

  Interesting, Borders, Break

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