Douglas Leone Quotes
I'll say this: I can't think of one instance in my 20 years in venture capital in which I have wanted to sell a company before the entrepreneur.
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The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest.
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The ability of discerning high quality unavoidably implies the ability of identifying shortcomings.
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I do not accept the right of big powers to change governments as and when it affects their interests.
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I'd have 10 girls at the studio, and they would make me not rap.
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I have a feeling when I'm 80 years old I'm going to get a phone call: There's going to be another Rocky.
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Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.
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After I started being able to grow a beard, I was obviously done at Disney - until I'm old enough to be a parent or an annoying older brother.
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Every day, I wake up and say, 'Good Morning, Jesus.'
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I find it frustrating when people wear belts with braces. That's an interesting one.
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I was a big fan of the Tim Burton films. I really liked the character. And I remember thinking the Batmobile was very cool.
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When songs make me wanna throw up, it makes me ashamed to even be in the same genre as those songs.
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I come from a mixed family, where my mother is art house cinema and my father is B-movie genre cinema. They're estranged, and I've been trying to bring them together for all of my career to one degree or another.
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Let me be absolutely clear: Iran is a grave threat.
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'Malthus,', says Vice President Al Gore in Earth in the Balance, 'was right in predicting that the population would grow geometrically.' Al, as the father of four children, should know.
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The artists is responsible for his history and his nature, his history is part of his nature.
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I sound like an old bullfrog when I sing.
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That's the thing that I'm really most proud of: that I'm still... people still would like to see me. I love seeing them.
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Military police know what to do, they know the Geneva Conventions, and their objective is to provide a safe, secure, fair environment for prisoners under their control.
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We have found that the Ministry of Defence was slow in responding to the threat of improvised explosive devices and that delays in providing adequate medium-weight protected patrol vehicles should not have been tolerated.
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As a young entrepreneur starting an enterprise company, be prepared for the fact that you'll need to get involved in enterprise sales. Everyone wants to speak to the founder, and this is also how you'll get feedback on your product. It's worth bringing in early somebody with enterprise sales experience.
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When I'm dancing, I don't know where the confidence comes from, but I just pretend I'm someone else, I think, and then I go out and dance.
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It's difficult to compare coaches. You really can't compare them.
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I always say to people, "If you share my dream, why don't we walk together?" And that's my only organizing tool.
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I'll say this: I can't think of one instance in my 20 years in venture capital in which I have wanted to sell a company before the entrepreneur.
