Matthew Ashford Quotes
It's a rare thing to find somebody you can work with, work off of, and have fun with.
Quotes to Explore
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Incendiary capitalism is carrying its out evil works more dangerously than ever, and is doing so in the increasingly dangerous neighborhood of the powder kegs that are the great European military powers.
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Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.
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Let a hundred flowers bloom.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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To steal a term from one of my Twitter followers, 'Deathlok' is the 'anti-villain.' He's on the side of the bad guys, but he obviously doesn't want to be there.
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In the CIA, they recruit you to be an officer, an ops officer, in part due to how well you cope with stress and how well you adapt to new situations.
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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.
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I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
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I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.
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No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
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Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within.
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I've really written my books for my husband and our family. They've brought us closer together by allowing us to discuss things that were unspoken for so long.
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I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.
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Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.
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One of my biggest intellectual influences in my life was Alex Karp of Palantir.
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Algunos, adelantándose a todos, van ganando el desierto.
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I love my stuff - you're not supposed to say that. But because I'm performer as well as a writer, I'm constantly interacting with my own work. I always get to find these little secrets that I left for myself, little notes - I find them all over the scores.
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It's a rare thing to find somebody you can work with, work off of, and have fun with.
