Parker Conrad Quotes
At Wikinvest, which got renamed Sigfig, we were constantly just two or three months away from not being able to make payroll.
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What a world this will be when human possibilities are freed, when we discover each other, when the stranger is no longer the potential criminal and the certain inferior!
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I think comedy is the perfect vehicle for that which is slightly beyond life.
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I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility on the big guy. Now I see an importance in that. It's a relief to accept that not everything is under your control.
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A lot of the time, when I watch actors now, I think, 'I don't believe you.'
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If there is a reason I'm able to make unsympathetic characters human, it's because it's my desire to find what drives the unsympathetic behavior. Almost always at the bottom of it is some deep insecurity. Putting your finger on what each individual's particular insecurity is goes a long way to fleshing that person out.
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Musical theater is an American genre. It started really, in America, as a combination of jazz and operetta; most of the great musical theater writers in the golden era are American. I think that to do a musical is a very American thing to me.
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I didn't have many friends; I might not have had any friends. But it all turned out good in the end, because when you aren't popular and you don't have a social life, it gives you more time to focus on your future.
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'Bramhotsavam' is a celebration of families, life and togetherness. It's a film I hold close to my heart.
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I would love to do something like 'Beverly Hills Cop'. I'd get to be funny and cool and heroic all in the same breath.
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Our aim is to establish El Cartel as not just another tequila but part of the club and party lifestyle. There are several songs where I mention the brand name, and a lot of these party songs go hand in hand with the concept of Cartel Tequila.
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We have been fortunate enough to do something that has always been out of the mainstream and yet have an audience for what we do.
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There's a greatness in this country many of the kids today don't know.
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All have used the economic opportunity of a new arena project to transform their cities into the future.
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The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.
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If there is one quality that I find is more essential to a successful and happy life than any other, it is empathy. It is at the core of family stability and love. I’ve never had a couple come to me and say, 'I want a divorce; my partner understands me.'
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'Yes, sir,' said Jeeves in a low, cold voice, as if he had been bitten in the leg by a personal friend.
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So high above all things that be. Is God uplifted, man can dare. No utterance: he prayeth best. When Silence is his sum of prayer
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The real issue is not whether two and two make four or whether two and two make five, but whether life advances by men who love words or men who love living.
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I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning.
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Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack in 'Titanic' was my childhood crush!
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I actually think there are other ways of doing it. The most effective one is to include aviation within carbon trading schemes, so there is an absolute limit on the amount of emissions from the aviation sector.
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I wanted the opportunity to play for Tom Osborne. Here we are in the locker room at half-time, gathering around Coach Osborne. It grows quiet, and I'll never forget what he said. He said, 'Let's get this over with.'
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At Wikinvest, which got renamed Sigfig, we were constantly just two or three months away from not being able to make payroll.
