Christopher Poole Quotes
There's a lot of glorification of startups and being a founder. People brush the failures under the rug, but that's the worst thing you can do. You kind of have to face it head on.
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I learned a lesson that I don't ever want to be a CEO.
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Soldiers are not policemen, and it's very unfair, even for those soldiers who have some police training, to burden them with police duties. It's not what they're trained for, or equipped for.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a longing for its poetry often can be broken people.
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I spent a lot of time doing things other people wanted me to do, so I'm doing what I want to do now.
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In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture of the human condition.
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In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.
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No one wants to drown. Drowning would be the worst. Cause everyone knows that feeling. That feeling, oh it's the worst... when you think you're drowning.
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I think I'm pretty average. Typical.
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Playwriting gets into your blood and you can't stop it. At least not until the producers or the public tell you to.
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The Social-Democratic Federation took part in all the political and economic struggles of the English working class; it took pains to bring Socialist views home to them, not only through agitation and propaganda, but also by actions.
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They never ask the celebrities why they don't wear their own clothes on the red carpet.
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I don't think I'm ever really going to run the risk of disappearing into a Marvel franchise. I just don't know how I would fit into a catsuit.
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The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate.
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Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century.
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Cord blood stem cell units have been shown to be a suitable alternative to adult bone marrow for the treatment of many diseases, including sickle cell anemia.
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I play in a band, I write songs, I sing, you know, perform on stage.
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…the Linux philosophy is 'laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong one. 'Do it yourself'. That's it.
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To most boys with growing limbs and swelling sinews, physical activity is a natural instinct, and there is no need to drive them into the football field or the fives court: they go there because they like it, and there is no need to make games compulsory for them.
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I've always had my wrist slapped for being myself.
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...People that don’t have any interest in the psychology of nuance, who need everything to be in their face, who don’t want to analyze... those aren’t the people I romanticize about dressing.
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Where jargon turns living issues into abstractions, and where jargon ends by competing with jargon, people don't have causes. They only have enemies.
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There's a lot of glorification of startups and being a founder. People brush the failures under the rug, but that's the worst thing you can do. You kind of have to face it head on.
