Quotes by interested

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  Bono
  Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman 1960-

  

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  20 years on I'm not that interested in charity. I'm interested in justice. There's a difference. Africa needs justice as much as it needs charity.
  Equality for Africa is a big idea. It's a big expensive idea.
  Source: PENN Address (2004)
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  B. F. Skinner
  American psychologist, behaviorist and author 1904-1990

  

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  The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.
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  Bryan Burrough
  American author and correspondent 1961-

  

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  'Bonnie and Clyde,' while one of the best movies ever made, was far more interested in portraying Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker as romantic anti-establishment Robin Hoods than what they really were: white-trash spree killers.
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  Cab Calloway
  American jazz singer, dancer, bandleader and actor 1907-1994

  

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  90%, 100% are going there to hear the singing. The story is another thing. Nobody's interested in the story. Happiness is happiness.
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  Bjork
  Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress 1965-

  

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  A lot of the time I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in. I have that nerd factor in my character.
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  Bradley Whitford
  American actor and political activist 1959-

  

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  Aaron is a very passionate, maniacal writer so the scripts really come from him, but he is very open to... y'know, we'll plan ideas and we'll certainly tussle about stuff when the script comes out. So, to a certain extent, he's very interested. If there's some problem or something that doesn't ring true, he wants to know why and he wants to correct it or fight for it.
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  Henry Miller
  American writer 1891-1980

  

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  After all, most writing is done away from the typewriter, away from the desk. I'd say it occurs in the quiet, silent moments, while you're walking or shaving or playing a game, or whatever, or even talking to someone you're not vitally interested in.
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  John Maynard Keynes
  British economist 1883-1946

  

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  Americans are apt to be unduly interested in discovering what average opinion believes average opinion to be...
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  Agatha Christie
  British writer 1891-1976

  

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  An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets the more interested he is in her.
  Source: Life Magazine, 14 May 1956
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  Bret Harte
  American short story writer and poet 1836-1902

  

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  And he smiled a kind of sickly smile, and curled up on the floor, And the subsequent proceedings interested him no more.
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  Anne Tyler
  American novelist and short story writer 1941-

  

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  And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in America, even though it's not supposed to be.
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  Arthur Rock
  American businessman and investor 1926-

  

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  And what I'm interested in is investing in people.
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  Carol Bartz
  American business executive 1948-

  

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  Any leader needs to be constantly interested in what's going on in the world, and constantly ready - even when things are going well - to change.
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  Bob Woodward
  American investigative journalist 1943-

  

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  Any suggestion that I'm writing about political operatives because I'm interested in political operatives misses the entire point.
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  Bo Bennett
  American author 1972-

  

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  Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success; they are interested in your money.