Jeffrey Skoll Quotes
As a philanthropist, I give away a lot of money every year. Yet I thought there was a higher leverage to come in and create movies and TV shows that were actually able to do some good in the world.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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If America is a nation of laws as we proclaim, then our immigration laws are part of the package.
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I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.
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It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
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Relationships can be very traumatic. But being in a healthy relationship can be very empowering.
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I like being unconventional.
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There's a good deal in common between the mind's eye and the TV screen, and though the TV set has all too often been the boobtube, it could be, it can be, the box of dreams.
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Reason cannot calm the storm of emotion, and emotion usually wins, until it settles down and allows reason to rise again and apologize on behalf of it.
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I'm like all parents who try to shelter their children.
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I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights.
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I think, on a larger note, that filmmakers and studios should start to tuck it in a little bit, because films wouldn't have the pressure they have if the word wasn't out about how expensive they were.
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Honestly, I get more recognized for 'Three Men and a Little Lady' than 'Harry Potter'.
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I think there is a poem out there for everyone, to be an entrance into the poetry and a relationship with it.
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I think a valid approach to being a musician is to take all of the experience of your life and filter it through your personality and send it back out there, and that's what art is.
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Most parents' goal is to launch their children into the world with all the tools they need to make it on their own.
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The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith.
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Do I think it is good policy for the government to own companies? Normally, I'd say 'no.' But in my world, if a firm puts itself in a position that it needs a last minute rescue, and the future is uncertain at best, then the investor who steps into that breach ends up owning the company. Full stop.
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As a philanthropist, I give away a lot of money every year. Yet I thought there was a higher leverage to come in and create movies and TV shows that were actually able to do some good in the world.
