Marissa Mayer Quotes
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The directors told me they were going to recruit good players with whom I could play decent football. Marko Marin, Oscar and me, we like to have the ball at our feet. Juan Mata likes the ball; so does Ramires.
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Foucault is one of many who want a new conception of how power and knowledge interact. But he is not looking for a relation between two givens, 'power' and 'knowledge.' As always, he is trying to rethink the entire subject matter, and his 'knowledge' and 'power' are to be something else.
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I think everyone in the heptathlon is improving together, so it is a very hard event to compete in.
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I don't feel under pressure to work because I love what I do and I wanted to do the projects that came my way.
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I haven't took no punishment. There's nothing cool about taking punishment.
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One thing I've done is surround myself with people who are as good as me or better.
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I like a set to be a happy place, where people can feel free to experiment.
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Politics are close to me, but there are different ways of participating in politics.
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I've been careful to work with good people on interesting material, mostly.
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No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.
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In zombie horror, the juxtaposition of the calm world of the living and the menace of the undead inspires terror. In zombie comedy, like 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,' it is played for laughs.
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People only watch my shows for me, and those shows have remained evergreen long after the guests are forgotten.
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I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
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If you consistently write 'The sun set' rather than 'The sun sank slowly in the bright western sky,' your story will move three times as fast. Of course, there are times you want the longer version for atmosphere - but not many. Wordiness not only kills pace; it bores readers.
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My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football.
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My dad is an engineer and works on green energy, so I'm very aware of what it takes to keep a modern home running and how we can simplify.
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Diving into data has never been more critical for businesses in order to make fast, accurate decisions about customer behaviors and needs and drive holistic business knowledge.
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I'm a late bloomer. I believe 40 is the new 19.
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What is OK is to spend money for productivity. What is not OK is just to light money on fire.
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I'm obsessed with adolescence. I love to write about people in their 20s. It's such a fraught and exciting and kind of horrible time.
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Nothing stirs God’s heart more than a humble heart and a merciful spirit. God responds to mercy, because it is through compassion that we fully come to know Him. This is the defining quality of a true follower of Christ. We are never closer to the heart of God than when we are forgiving someone. And we are never farther from it than when we are holding a grudge.
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Startups, by their nature, are entrepreneurial - testing new things, launching new products, and disrupting themselves. That's why you join a startup in the first place - to create, to stretch beyond your current capabilities, and to make an outsized impact.
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I don't think I'm that good a singer. I can't think of a song that I've written that I don't like the way somebody else sings it better.
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I like to get myself in over my head.
