Chip Conley Quotes
The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.
Quotes to Explore
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'Murder in the First' takes 12 episodes to explore the crime and the issues surrounding it, all in the hopes of answering the question, 'How did we get to this point?'
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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Virtually every major technology has an initial spike of interest, then a dip, and then a long-term rise to success. The dot-com bubble is the canonical example, but there are many more.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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I got into politics because I was tired of complaining.
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I was a kid who had asthma and bifocals and wore sweater vests.
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It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
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I get homesick.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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But eventually it is a game of cricket.
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After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.
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I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age.
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I used to love to create outfits, and I still do - I just don't have the time. How can you wear one thing and never wear it again? Even my wedding dress - I had a dress made that I could wear again. I'm a child of the depression, so I'm very, very practical.
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You have to mind your Ps and Qs a little bit.
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I was chosen for 'Wolverine' because there weren't any other Japanese actresses available who could speak English. With 'Batman v Superman' and 'Hannibal,' I got the roles as a result of previous work I'd done, not just because of my nationality.
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Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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Of course I know our economic growth can't match our population growth so of course I know we'll all get poorer until we get that number down - don't tell me, tell the other idiots!
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I have a lot of respect for what I do, for this profession.
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Currency speculation-over a trillion dollars a day-is a tax-free activity. The notion of a tax on "day trades" or other speculative swaps was revived in recent years, but has been studiously ignored by all our purveyors of conventional economic wisdom. That is because we have been persuaded, against logic, and moral sense, that the institution that most needs our support these days is not society, nor the human community, but the global corporation.
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Sometimes I find it tiresome to write actions and describe the scene in a very intricate way so that every crew member understands where we are going - that I can find a little bit long and tiresome. But dialogue is just all my life. There's no way I could ever be challenged, not challenged, but I'm always so happy to write dialogue.
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The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.
