Brad Stone Quotes
Executives are rarely comfortable speaking on the record, particularly in secretive Silicon Valley companies.
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You can't play it safe if you want to get ahead.
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Each generation seems to invent its own reasons for war.
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We are a pluralist civilisation because we allow mosques to be built in our countries, and we are not going to stop simply because Christian missionaries are thrown into prison in Kabul. If we did so, we, too, would become Taliban.
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When people go through tragic circumstances, it's not that there is no love there, but it's so hard to deal with and sometimes the gap starts to happen.
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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
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I'm vehemently against population transfer. I'm against expelling anyone from his house, ever - whether it be a Jew or an Arab.
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I love the idea of giving up the vengeful nature that so many of us have.
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He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
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Politicians know that structural reforms - to increase competition, foster innovation, and drive institutional change - are the way to tackle structural impediments to growth. But they know that while the pain from reform is immediate, gains are typically delayed and their beneficiaries uncertain.
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If you do an autopsy on an 85-year-old who died of a stroke, you will find five other things that person was about to die from.
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Christianity affects your whole life. I feel I'm more competitive, a better player, but off the field is where there is always a battle.
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When I say things that sound insane, like only the smartest million people should have the right to vote, well, I mean that.
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I envision a day when a businesswoman will be having lunch, and then her phone will ring. When she opens it up, she will see an image of the latest Marc Jacobs coat that just arrived in stock. With a click of a button, she can purchase it and then find it waiting for her when she gets back to her office.
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I think it's always funny when somebody thinks you're going to do something super sexy and then you don't.
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I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.
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I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alone, I'm not a rock star. I'm not in it for the fame, I'm in it because I like to play.
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I want to surprise people and do different things and maybe do something that's not quite financially rewarding.
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I like the feeling of not knowing where to look when you are only performing for one person or watching someone practice. It creates this kind of a strange in-between, which can be mirrored in the feeling of making a painting.
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As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost.
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The great thing about YouTube is there are no gatekeepers. No one is waiting to tell you if you're good enough. It's just your audience.
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Writing for me is definitely a form of ventilation - a way for me to cope and deal with emotions. I think it is for any writer.
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I like doing other things. I like getting high, hanging out with my kids. I like drinking. I have so many demons.
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When I was growing up, my parents were almost involved in various volunteer things. My dad was head of Planned Parenthood. And it was very controversial to be involved with that.
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Executives are rarely comfortable speaking on the record, particularly in secretive Silicon Valley companies.
