Fred Wilson Quotes
Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team.
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Provision must be made for the extension of speedy and effective assistance when any African State is threatened with military aggression. We cannot rely solely on international morality.
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But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.
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I don't like the idea of spirituality done the way it's done. The only way I could understand it was through creativity, not by going to an Ashram, or finding a guru or joining a temple. I made work out of it.
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My father was military, so I traveled a lot, so I had 13 to 15 first days in new schools. Bullies transcend culture, unfortunately, and I had to deal with them wherever I went. I knew how to defend myself. But I didn't know how to fight.
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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I don't read novels, but my semiotics study influenced everything about the way I read and edit and write.
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I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.
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I didn't have any problem bonding with Honey, but I was plagued with insecurities about my ability to bring up my baby.
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I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am.
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People have lost their faith that if they work hard, if they try to get ahead, if they play by the rules, then that will ultimately result in positive outcomes.
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You can't be responsible for the way people respond to you. You're only responsible for yourself.
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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
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There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
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Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
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Real Texans want their kids to have the best education possible, not the one politicians looking to brag about budget cuts have left us with.
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In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.
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Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group reproduce more frequently among themselves than they do with individuals in other groups.
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That's what the sari is about. Everything is covered, yet a peep of an ankle can be a turn on for men.
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I do talk about celebrity relationships like Kim Kardashian's. I like to find the humor in love.
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When Steny Hoyer brings up a resolution to support and recognize the University of Maryland men's basketball team - I'm not making this up - before we even had March madness, then you just know that it's just political favoritism.
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I have no problem with it. I don't look on homosexuality as an aberration. It's just they way they're born, and how could any relationship between two people in a committed relationship be wrong, regardless of gender?
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I think I lost my sense of identity when I was married. I know I did. And it took me a very long time to regain it and find out who I was.
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I might have been through some changes, but changing the way I look wasn't one of the major ones. To be honest. I'm sick of the whole subject of my hair. I mean, are you just sitting there looking at my hair, or are you looking at me?
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Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team.
