James Surowiecki Quotes
The fundamental problem with banks is what it's always been: they're in the business of banking, and banking, whether plain vanilla or incredibly sophisticated, is inherently risky.
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Drink lots of water and stay hydrated.
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I don't think it is important to be a role model, because if you are a role model, you are pretending to be someone else.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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Tweeting is a very personal form of expression. Who else could talk about my son refusing to wear a suit to meet the Pope, my husband flying a helicopter, or take a twitpic from our home?
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Ugh - I wish I could just sit back and watch TV sometimes.
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While I now own more guns than the 82nd Airborne, my first gun is still the most important gun I've ever owned.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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Separation is very important to me. I don't strive to be a celebrity. My music has nothing to do with me at the end of the day. Once it's made and it's purchased, it belongs to whoever.
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It's brutal out on the football field.
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You know the greatest thing about working on 'Fallon?' I get so many anonymous gifts.
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I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.
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Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society.
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I can tell more about my weaknesses than my strengths.
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If you don't go to a dance, you can never be rejected, but you'll never get to dance, either.
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By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.
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I have a good mind but I don't like to bore anyone with it.
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I grew up in Decatur, Georgia. We had three boys in the household; actually, it felt like four of us. My pops sort of raised my uncle, too. So, it was four boys and, later, a younger sister.
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When I was coming up, trying to get to where I am now, people were so happy for me. They were rooting for me. Now that I'm on top, everyone wants to bring me down. Everyone's trying to tug at me and take my spot... A lot of people say they hate Justin Bieber who haven't even listened to my music. They just hate the idea of me.
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There was a phase when I and people around me listened to Prince a lot. A lot. We took Prince fandom to the extreme.
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In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as in the business of delivering audiences to advertisers. People are the merchandise, not the shows. The shows are merely the bait.
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Once you understand business models you can then start prototyping business models just like you prototype products.
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It's a scary question for a musician or songwriter today - what does the future hold? It is a strange time in the music business too; it feels like we are all in some kind of transitional period, stuck between old technology and new.
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The fundamental problem with banks is what it's always been: they're in the business of banking, and banking, whether plain vanilla or incredibly sophisticated, is inherently risky.
