Drew Houston Quotes
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There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
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I am remarkably pleased with Obama. I had grave misgivings about him.
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Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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I have to stay calm, cool, and collected.
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People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.
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When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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I played a lot of squash for a lot of years.
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I've seen descriptions of advanced TV systems in which a simulation of reality is computer-controlled; the TV viewer of the future will wear a special helmet. You'll no longer be an external spectator to fiction created by others, but an active participant in your own fantasies/dramas.
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No civilisation can claim to have a monopoly on universal values and no one can claim to be always faithful to his own values.
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Once we understand just how to control genes, we have the potential for spinal cord regeneration, bone regeneration, and so on. It might also give us plumper chickens.
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I've got a bunch of books... I rely on funny books and movies to cheer me up. Oh, but I must say, I do have the world's most perfect husband, so a cuddle from him always cheers me up. He's a good guy.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
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If the next thing I do is not necessarily filling the role of 'the future of journalism,' it'll probably be whatever is making me happiest, and that's enough for me.
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The only news most people ever hear about the inner city comes from grim headlines; the only residents they can name are characters on 'The Wire.' Of course, ignorance of a community doesn't stop outsiders from having opinions about it or passing laws that govern it.
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Neither an ox nor a donkey is able to stop the progress of socialism.
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Fiscal decentralisation does not lead to higher economic growth because economic growth is much more driven by factors other than taxes and spending, e.g. increases in technological progress and improved human capital.
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Between threading a needle and raving insanity is the smallest eye in creation.
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Do a good job. You don't have to worry about the money; it will take care of itself. Just do your best work - then try to trump it.
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Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once.
