Brad Stone Quotes
There's a new set of transformative technologies such as machine learning, AI, and virtual reality that will spawn another set of big tech franchises. But in terms of cultural impact, perhaps we are at peak Valley.
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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A handicap is like trying to race and you have a ten pound weight stuck to your waist. That is a handicap.
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Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.
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Jim Carrey and my dad were best friends. He would always be in my house and stuff like that.
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Every little action creates an effect: We are all interconnected.
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I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected.
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A lot of the time, when I watch actors now, I think, 'I don't believe you.'
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A lot of people will call me nuts or crazy, but I've always been pretty stable. By some people's standards, I might be crazy. But I realize that I'm not going to harm anyone, and the only place that I live is within my own universe, really - so it's O.K.
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I am prepared to do whatever I can do and whatever is reasonable to make sure that it is Hillary who makes it to the White House and not Trump.
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All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with.
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The success of a particular policy prescription is always a gamble.
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I rush to add that I find the Web infinitely useful for rustling up information, settling arguments or locating the legends of rock stars.
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I love men. They are intelligent and sensitive, but there's also that hard-edged arrogant side, which is just so attractive.
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What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
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I found that if I don't paint for around a week, I get practically suicidal. It took a long time to figure out why I had these mood swings, and I finally figured out it's because I haven't painted.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.
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Bringing in for-profit private plans to replace EPIC is a surefire way to make poor New Yorkers lose access to medicine. Logistical fumbles will be rampant.
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A compromise is a settlement by which each side gets what neither side wanted.
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What I've understood is that to be funny is not my job. To see funny is my job.
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Suppose you were working at your job one day, and you made a little mistake. Then all of a sudden a red light went on over your desk, and fifteen thousand people stood up and yelled at you that you sucked?
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There's a new set of transformative technologies such as machine learning, AI, and virtual reality that will spawn another set of big tech franchises. But in terms of cultural impact, perhaps we are at peak Valley.
