Mary Meeker Quotes
I love data. I think it's very important to get it right, and I think it's good to question it.
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I'm very self-critical.
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When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong.
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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.
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The spring wakes us, nurtures us and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.
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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
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I have nothing against priests. In fact, I tried for a time to be one... It should be clear, then, that I respect, and am often fond of, the many priests in my life.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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I would wear entirely one color: tutus, furry pants. It was totally outrageous. My family was deeply embarrassed to be seen with me.
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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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Where do you get lumpy tiles? Well, of course, you don't. But I get a lot of toilets, and so you just dispatch a toilet with a hammer, and then you have lumpy tiles.
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In 1960, John F. Kennedy rode a superior televised debate performance to victory over Richard Nixon.
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I've always thought John Travolta is one of the greatest movie stars Hollywood has ever produced.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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My dad showed me loads of films when I was young, but I never thought I would be in movies. That didn't seem like a real job to me.
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The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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But they say if you dream a thing more than once, it's sure to come true.
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I'm not hurting anybody. Comedy's all about innuendo. I'm putting it out there just like anybody else.
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It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.
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The 'People's Budget' rewards hard work and invests in our country. It ensures that everyone has an opportunity to get a good education, find a good job, live in a safe and secure home, put food on the table, have affordable health care, save for retirement, and maybe have a little left over.
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I love data. I think it's very important to get it right, and I think it's good to question it.
