Chris O'Dowd Quotes
When I was about 13 I realised girls weren't going to kiss me because I was a gigantic, weird looking creature from the depths. I was like 6 ft. aged 11.
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I think that's what the most fascinating part of getting to know someone is - to see how they do things, and how their way of doing things is different from your way of doing things, and the fun of trying to do it their way and to see what value there is in looking at things from their perspective.
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I learned that despite having years and years of experience in math and computer science and so on, I didn't really know how to code until I formed a company.
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The best way to change it is to do it. Right? And then after a while you become it, and it's easy.
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Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
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I wanted a personal-finance tool for people who didn't want to be accountants: something you could set up in ten minutes and spend less than five minutes a week on. Mint is now that tool.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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I love curves; I'm all about curves. I don't have many, which is really sad, but I think the more the better.
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I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.
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I'm a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.
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The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.
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I wasn't like those girls who give birth and are back on the runway. It took me probably six months to gain 45 pounds and I would say it took me double that time to lose it.
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We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
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We have to tokenize in order to normalize.
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Great research universities around the world are visible not just through their quality graduates but as knowledge creators and technology developers.
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I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.
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My style is very simple, but I love Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson and Kate Middleton.
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I think it's a bad business decision to exclude anybody from your restaurant - but, at the same time, I do believe in private ownership.
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It takes a little bit more mentally to figure out what I need to do to be most effective. The game is ever evolving. So you have to constantly pay attention to the change because you don't want to be left behind.
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There's a blizzard of metrics that social sites and messaging sites put out there.
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Well, first of all, I grew up in New York City, going to first a public school, then a private school, and when I got to the private school in Manhattan, I learned of what we called 'The Promised Land,' which are the Hamptons. I've always had an affinity for the Hamptons.
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I can see that you are a true historian because you really always ought to ask that question about anybody at a different place or a different time: What's the same and what's different?
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I feel it's OK if not everybody agrees with me or likes me. The weird thing was it turned into people thinking I said we deserved it. I didn't say that - but Americans do need to look at their behavior in the world. It's easy to say, 'That was awful,' and hard to ask, 'Is there a way I can amend?'
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I've got this weird body chemistry that I don't like to get high. I'm not going to say I never tried drugs. I tried most everything. I didn't try injectables. But I didn't like it.
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When I was about 13 I realised girls weren't going to kiss me because I was a gigantic, weird looking creature from the depths. I was like 6 ft. aged 11.
