Mary Meeker Quotes
One of the greatest investments of our lifetime has been New York City real estate, and investors made the highest returns when they bought stuff during the 1970s and 1980s when people were getting mugged. The lesson is that you make the most money when you buy stuff that's out of consensus.
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The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
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There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.
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We Americans, who invented traffic, are always being startled by the forms into which it has evolved around the world.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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I am a Zionist.
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I am a Bolshevik.
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If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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You get steely nerves playing poker.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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I love young men, lots of them, your ancient masculine double standard.
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I do my own thing. And I believe what I do is the right thing.
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May it be long before the people of the United States shall cease to take a deep and pervading interest in the Fourth of July, as the birthday of our national life, or the event which then occurred shall be subordinated to any other of our national history.
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The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete.
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I did 75 films. I didn't take a break; I didn't spend my money. I have my savings, so when you're not working for money anymore, then you should find things that are meaningful and not just be like, 'OK, that's another day gone.'
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It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
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In the winter of 2012, as my fiftieth birthday approached, I began to write what turned into my autobiography, a look at my own life through the lens of food.
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Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.
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I think the governor has short-changed the people of Pennsylvania with respect to shale gas, both with respect to the environment and the economy.
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I think it's important to take chances.
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In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died – an entire town destroyed.
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In the dating game, the world is difficult because people don't communicate, or they communicate, but then their actions speak louder than words.
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One of the greatest investments of our lifetime has been New York City real estate, and investors made the highest returns when they bought stuff during the 1970s and 1980s when people were getting mugged. The lesson is that you make the most money when you buy stuff that's out of consensus.
