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Writing an encyclopedia is hard. To do anywhere near a decent job, you have to know a great deal of information about an incredibly wide variety of subjects. Writing so much text is difficult, but doing all the background research seems impossible.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: About Anywhere Background Deal Decent Difficult Doing Encyclopedia Great Great Deal Hard Impossible Incredibly Information Job Know Much Near Research Seems Subjects Text Variety Wide Wide Variety Writing You

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I sold a bunch of stuff. I sold Omaha Steaks, vacation packages... the worst, though, was Time Life Books, because no one wants Time Life Books. No one wants an 'Encyclopedia Brittanica' showing up at their house.

~Adam Devine

Topics: Because Books Bunch Encyclopedia House Life Packages Showing Showing Up Sold Stuff Though Time Up Vacation Wants Worst

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I love photography. And I just eat it up. I feel like I'm an encyclopedia, you know, inside.

~Annie Leibovitz

Topics: Eat Encyclopedia Feel Inside Just Know Like Love Photography Up You I Love I Feel I Feel Like

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The architect who first inspired me to follow this profession was Sir John Soane and his Regency home; well, his three homes, now a museum. The place is like an encyclopedia of paintings, antiquities, furniture, sculptures, and drawings.

~Anouska Hempel

Topics: Architect Drawings Encyclopedia First Follow Furniture His Home Homes Inspired John Like Me Museum Now Paintings Place Profession Sculptures Sir Three Well Who

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We are always taking a hard look at how life was in the past in coming up with interesting subject matter for our various series, and remembering how much I used to want an encyclopedia as a kid made me realize wanting a set is very unlikely for teens today, and that conversation would be interesting.

~Benny Fine

Topics: Always Coming Conversation Encyclopedia Hard How How Much In The Past Interesting Kid Life Look Made Matter Me Much Our Past Realize Remembering Series Set Subject Subject Matter Taking Teens Today Unlikely Up Used Various Very Want Wanting Would

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I just don't want to stop finding things interesting. I don't want to ever stop learning. I want to be a weird encyclopedia of bizarre knowledge.

~Brie Larson

Topics: Bizarre Encyclopedia Ever Finding Interesting Just Knowledge Learning Stop Things Want Weird

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Because the world is radically new, the ideal encyclopedia should be radical, too.

~Charles Van Doren

Topics: Because Encyclopedia Ideal New Radical Radically Should Too World

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Can life be defined? Well, how would you go about it? Well, of course, you'd go to Encyclopedia Britannica and open at L. No, of course you don't do that; you put it somewhere in Google. And then you might get something.

~Chris Adami

Topics: About Course Defined Encyclopedia Get Go Google How Life Might Open Put Something Somewhere Then Well Would You

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A textbook requires a consistent sense of style and a linear structure, hallmarks of a single authorial presence. An encyclopedia doesn't.

~Clive Thompson

Topics: Consistent Encyclopedia Linear Presence Requires Sense Single Structure Style Textbook

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In maybe 1963, we had 'Collier's Encyclopedia,' and they sent us their yearly LP. I heard the Beatles talking on there. That was the first time I tried altering my voice, doing a Liverpudlian accent.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Accent Altering Beatles Doing Encyclopedia First First Time Had Heard Maybe Sent Talking Time Tried Us Voice I Tried

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