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" I like Kanye, and I care about him. "

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" The world is becoming nicer and easier, but that doesn't mean we are any less lonely or any more connected. "

" I like naps. I don't drink coffee. "

" I like people that define their own values. I am much more interested in somebody who has their own definition of what they value, their own definition of what success is, their own definition of what love is. "

" I like hiring people based on a feeling - this person gets it - rather than what they've done in the past. "

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" I think, as you're growing up, your emotions are just as deep as they are when you're an adult. You're ability to feel lonely, longing, confused or angry are just as deep. We don't feel things more as we get older. "

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" I never knew how to do anything before I did it, really. "

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" Be willing to get fired for a good idea. "

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" I think there's a knee-jerk reaction to things from parents. "

" I've done the thing where I stop being communicative, and I've been on the other side where the other person isn't communicating, and I become frustrated. "

" I just want to be who I am, as I am. "