Chip Conley Quotes
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The idea that corporations have the same First Amendment protections of free speech as people is troubling. Corporations are not people. They don't attend our schools, get married and have children. They don't vote in our elections.
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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.
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How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
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Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an album.
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All wisdom does not reside in Delhi.
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I've never been against women. That anti-feminist rap is bogus. I think men should be nice to women, buy them diamonds.
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All my films have some kind of statement about something - but I have to coat it with entertainment to make it palatable. Otherwise it becomes a polemic, and people don't want to see it. If you're trying to get a message out to people, you've got to entertain them at the same time.
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Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
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You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
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Just because someone looks old doesn't mean he or she is. The skin of some people who spend a lot of time outdoors seems to age very rapidly. Someone can look 80 or 90 and only be 40 to 50.
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I love acting but I also love writing, especially comedy.
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Of course I wanted children. Bright, gorgeous, loving children. I could almost see them.
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Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.
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I like that the 'Underworld' series created a whole other world that's totally different yet familiar to our own.
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Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
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A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.
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Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.
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It is an honor to serve as the Ad Council's next Chair of the Board of Directors. I am deeply committed to its mission of creating campaigns that improve everyday lives. I look forward to working with the Ad Council team and Board to continue to shine a light on the most important social issues of our day.
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When looking at trends I always ask myself basic and timeless questions about business, and the one I seem to always come back to is, 'How is this different than anything else in the marketplace?'
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You should be watching 'White Collar' because it's a fun, intelligent procedural infused with a lot of great character writing by Jeff Eastin.
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Growing up, I loved to play. Writing was a natural outtake of play. I realize now, having kids, that maybe that's unusual. Living out in the middle of nowhere, I entertained myself by writing.
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We're all human. It's the most important, neglected fact in business.
